This provision applies only if the confidential information includes electronics hardware or software.
Although many cases have held that it’s permissible for an owner of a product to disassemble it to determine secrets it contains, contract provisions that preclude reverse engineering under a license are generally enforceable in commercial transitions. See Raymond T. Nimmer, Jeff Dodd, Modern Licensing Law § 9:31 (2010). That logic applies equally to confidentiality agreements.