The Receiving Party's obligations under Section 2.1 and 2.2 shall not extend to any portion of Confidential Information which:
(i) passes into the public domain, or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of the Receiving Party;
(ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to disclosure hereunder by the Disclosing Party;
(iii) is disclosed, revealed or otherwise made available to the Receiving Party by a third party that is under no obligation of non-disclosure and/or non-use of the Disclosing Party;
(iv) is independently developed by the Receiving Party without breach of this Agreement;
(v) is required to be disclosed under applicable law or by court order; provided however, that the Receiving Party shall furnish the Disclosing Party with as much prior written notice of such disclosure requirements as reasonably practicable, so as to permit the Disclosing Party, in its sole discretion, to take appropriate action in order to prevent the Confidential Information from passing into the public domain or becoming generally available to the public.