non - disclosure agreement and intellectual property rights hi kay , i was referred to you by julia for assistance . here in research , we are in the process of retaining prof . sheridan titman of university of texas at austin to perform some consulting work . in anticipation , we would like to have a non - disclosure agreement to protect the confidentiality of any information we might provide him . also , we would like have an agreement on how the intellctual property rights of any outcome of this effort will be shared . please let me know what information i can provide from this end to help you draft these documents . my extension is 30936 . thanks . rakesh