DP4
Individual
d401b767
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/106#DP4
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Parent
Decision Point Id
DP4
Decision Question
How should Engineer A assess the duration of her confidentiality obligation toward Company X's design information, and by what standard — if any — may she treat that obligation as having expired?
Focus
The duration and expiration of Engineer A's confidentiality obligation toward Company X's regulatory submissions, and what standard — if any — governs when that obligation may be treated as having lapsed.
Option1
Treat the confidentiality obligation as continuing indefinitely until Engineer A can affirmatively demonstrate — against a multi-factor standard assessing public domain entry, technological supersession, and commercial inertness — that Company X's design information no longer retains competitive sensitivity, placing the burden of proof on Engineer A rather than on the passage of time
Option2
Treat the confidentiality obligation as expiring after a defined cooling-off period — calibrated to the typical competitive lifecycle of facility design information in the relevant industry — after which Engineer A may exercise professional judgment about whether specific information retains sensitivity without bearing a formal burden of proof
Option3
Treat the confidentiality obligation as coextensive with the period during which Company X's approved facility design remains operationally active and commercially relevant, after which the information may be treated as part of Engineer A's general professional knowledge base without further restriction
Role Label
Engineer A
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Ontology
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Content Hash
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2026-03-08 16:29
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2026-02-28T01:11:27.594977
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ProEthica Case 106 Extraction