Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Re: Non Disclosure Agreement

No attorney can attempt an answer to this question without reading the contract. Recommend you see an attorney in person.

Re: Non Disclosure Agreement

I believe it to be a mis-statement of law that no NDA is ever binding in California. I would expect that anyone that told you that is not licensed to practice law in California.

Whether your NDA is in force depends upon what it says.

Re: Non Disclosure Agreement

I believe you and/or your informal advisors are confusing Non Disclosure Agreements with Non Compete Agreements, the latter being generally unenforceable under California law.

As suggested by Mr. Stone, what you actually have, what is says, and whether it's enforceable, is a matter which would require significantly more facts, and a review of the agreement, for which you should expect to pay an attorney at least a couple of hundred dollars.