premise: If any part of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect. 4.6 Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario, to which jurisdiction the parties attorn notwithstanding their current or future domicile. 4.7 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterparts may be executed either in original or faxed form and the parties adopt any signatures received by a receiving fax machine as original signatures of the parties. 4.8 Continuing Obligations.  The Confidential Information provided to the Proponent shall retain its confidential nature and the requirements of use and confidentiality shall survive termination of this Agreement and the return of any Confidential Information.