Last updated December 19, 2024
We understand it may be tempting to skip these Terms and Conditions, but it's important to clarify what you can expect from us as you use our services, and what we expect from you in return.
We are PatLab.AI LLC ("Company," "we," "us," "our"). PatLab.AI is registered in the State of Washington in the United States (Unified Business Identifier Number 605 573 348).
We operate the website PatLab.AI (“Site”) and other related products and services that link or refer to these legal terms (“Legal Terms”) (collectively referred to as the “Services”).
The Services are primarily designed for experienced patent attorneys. Anyone who uses the Services who is not an experienced patent attorney should consult with experienced patent attorneys rather than relying on their own unaided use of the Services. (We do not endorse or recommend any specific patent attorneys. You are responsible for choosing which experienced patent attorneys are best for your unique situation.)
Due to various laws and regulations, people under 18 years old and people located outside the U.S. are not permitted to use the Services.
Although we are very proud of our patent search capabilities, no patent search is perfect. There is a chance that important patents will not be shown in the search results. We recommend conducting multiple searches with different invention descriptions to increase the odds of your invention descriptions finding the most important patents. The search results depend on the invention descriptions you write. Please carefully draft your invention descriptions to increase the odds of finding relevant patents. Our patent searches do not include patents from outside of the United States. Some U.S. patents might not be available in our patent searches (due to being new, kept secret by the U.S. government, or any other reason). We recommend continuing to conduct searches until you find the prior art you need. You agree to accept these risks.
Our advanced AI helps identify patents that disclose the concept you want to find. Our advanced AI, however, does not analyze claims to determine infringement. Only patent attorneys can assess infringement risk.
If you are conducting a freedom to operate (“FTO”) analysis, you can use our advanced AI to find patents that discuss features that you would like to include in a product. Conducting an effective FTO typically requires many searches to identify patents related to system-level inventions and many additional searches to identify patents related to subsystem-level inventions. Once these patents are identified, a patent attorney can analyze the patents' claims to assess infringement risk.
We provide patent reports (e.g., that explain potential applicability of a patent) and question boxes (e.g., that let you ask questions about a patent). While our patent reports and question boxes can be very helpful, they might contain errors, omissions, and sometimes even hallucinations. The text in patent reports and question boxes is generated by artificial intelligence and does not include word-for-word quotes from patents. Please do not quote patent report text or question box text in any communications. Instead, please get quotes directly from patents via third-party sites such USPTO.gov.
The patent reports and question boxes are meant as a preliminary introduction to the patents, but patent reports and question boxes are not a substitute for you carefully analyzing the patents directly (e.g., on a site such as USPTO.gov). You agree to not rely on information in the patent reports and question boxes, and instead you agree to rely on your careful analysis of the full text and figures of each patent. You agree to accept these risks.
There is a chance that patent reports and question boxes might not clearly or accurately explain what a patent teaches or suggests. For example, there is a chance that patent reports and question boxes may say a patent does not teach a feature that the patent teaches. There is a chance that patent reports and question boxes may say a patent teaches a feature that the patent does not teach. Our patent reports and question boxes may contain information that is not applicable to your unique invention or situation. Our patent reports and question boxes are not a substitute for an experienced human patent attorney carefully reading the full text of each patent. You agree to accept these risks.
While our advanced AI can estimate applicability, only human patent attorneys, examiners, judges, and juries can determine actual applicability. Multiple searches and carefully reading each patent are necessary to more fully analyze the prior art.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us:
Listen@PatLab.ai
PatLab.AI
Attention: Customer Support
4713 231st Pl SE
Sammamish, WA 98075
As used herein, “patents” include both issued patents and patent application publications.
These Legal Terms form a binding agreement between you, whether as an individual or on behalf of an entity ("you"), and PatLab.AI LLC, regarding your use of and access to the Services. By accessing the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with all of these Legal Terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE LEGAL TERMS: (1) YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SERVICES AND (2) YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE SITE AND ALL SERVICES FROM US.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or amend these Legal Terms at any time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of these Legal Terms, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of any change or amendment. We suggest that you keep a printed copy of these Legal Terms for your records.
You are responsible for periodically reviewing these Legal Terms to stay updated. Prior to using the Services on any day, you agree to check these Legal Terms for updates. By continuing to use the Services after any revised Legal Terms are posted, you will be considered aware of and to have accepted the changes.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE
The information, materials, and resources provided by us and our Services are intended solely for exploratory and preliminary informational purposes and do not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created or implied by the provision of these materials, and reliance on the information, materials, and resources is at your own risk.
You acknowledge and agree that you will consult with a qualified attorney of your choice for any legal matters or issues that require legal advice, expertise, or representation. We expressly disclaim any responsibility for actions taken or not taken based on the information provided, as these materials are not a substitute for professional legal counsel tailored to the specifics of your situation.
By agreeing to these terms, you affirm your understanding of the limitations of the information provided and your obligation to seek legal advice from a licensed attorney when necessary.
SERVICE LIMITATIONS
Individuals under 18 years old must not use or register for the Services.
The Services may not be used any anyone outside of the United States.
The information provided through the Services is not meant for distribution or use by any individual or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such actions would violate laws or regulations or would require us to undergo registration in that jurisdiction or country. Therefore, individuals who choose to access the Services from other locations do so at their own discretion and are solely responsible for adhering to local laws, to the extent that those laws apply.
The Services are not designed to comply with industry-specific regulations (such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Federal Information Security Management Act, etc.). Consequently, if your interactions are subject to such laws, you should not use the Services.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
We're the proud owner or licensee of the intellectual property in our Services. This includes everything from source code and databases to functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photos, and graphics (collectively known as the "Content"). It also covers the trademarks, service marks, and logos you see (referred to as the "Marks"). All of our IP is protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, and/or trade secrets.
Our Content and Marks are protected by intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws, both in the United States and worldwide.
We retain all rights to the Services, Content, and Marks that aren't specifically granted to you.
If these Intellectual Property Rights are violated, it will be considered a significant breach of our Legal Terms, and your right to use our Services will be immediately revoked.
USE OF OUR SERVICES
As long as you follow these Legal Terms, including the "Prohibited Activities" section, we're happy to grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Services.
You may print a copy of patent search results for your own further analysis. You agree to not provide a copy of the patent search results to any third party. If a third party needs patent search results, you agree to conduct your own in-depth analysis of our patent search results which shall include you reading each patent carefully, drawing your own conclusions rather than relying on any patent information we provide, and conducting additional prior art searches as needed.
You agree to not conduct more than 10 patent searches per day.
You agree to not make any efforts to attempt to reverse engineer our Services.
COOKIE POLICY
Internet “cookies” are small text files stored on your device by websites you visit. They remember information to enhance your browsing experience, such as keeping you logged in, saving site preferences, or tracking behavior for advertising. You can easily manage your cookie settings or delete cookies through your web browser settings. For more tips on adjusting these settings, please check your browser's help section or contact your browser's support team.
We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience with our Services. These tools help us keep things secure, prevent issues, save your preferences, and support basic site functions. If present, you can opt out of non-essential cookies by visiting PatLab.ai/cookie to select your cookie preferences.
When people express concerns about cookies, they are usually referring to third-party, persistent (i.e., long-term), marketing cookies. We do not use any third-party, persistent, marketing cookies.
PatLab.AI only uses strictly necessary cookies. In other words, we only use first-party cookies that are essential to enable our Services to work properly, safeguard security, and deliver services that you have requested.
When you enter a request to use our Services, we use a session cookie (which is a temporary cookie) to enable us to present the results to you and prevent unauthorized access to your results. For example, when we gather patents to show you, we need to hold the list of patents in a “cart” so we can then show the list of patents to you. Maintaining security is extremely important to us. To prevent others from seeing your results, we use a URL that essentially includes a hidden password and, in addition, we use a session cookie (which acts as a digital key) to prevent others from seeing your results.
In basic terms, seeing your analysis results requires the URL password and a digital key. We use the session cookie to verify that you are authorized to receive the analysis results. Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your browsing session, which means the session cookie will no longer permit access to your results once you end your browsing session. (We also use many additional confidential measures for added security.) Due to our strict security measures, we are unable to show you or anyone your analysis results in the future.
We do not use cookies for marketing purposes. Maintaining your privacy is very important to us, and we are dedicated to protecting it. We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties except as required to process your payments or when required by law.
You consent to our use of cookies.
YOUR SUBMISSIONS
To help guard the confidentiality of your search prompts, we delete your search prompt information and search results. In other words, our software uses your search prompt to perform a search and then deletes your search prompt information and search results such that we cannot recover your search prompt information or search results. (You may print a copy of the search results from your computer screen before we delete the search results.) Our advanced AI is evolving quickly, and in some cases, your search prompts may be used to improve our systems (e.g., by improving the underlying model) in an aggregation of an exceptionally large number of inputs. If the specific details of your invention are highly sensitive, then you agree to abstract your invention upward such that the search describes the general idea or goal without disclosing precisely what makes the invention unique.
Ultimately, you are responsible for what you decide to input into our Services. You agree not to post, send, upload, publish, or transmit any information through the Services that is illegal, harmful, obscene, sexually explicit, defamatory, harassing, bullying, hateful, abusive, discriminatory, or threatening to any person or group.
CONTRIBUTIONS
By submitting your contributions to any section of the Services, you represent and warrant that you have the right and authority to use the information contained in your contributions as outlined on the Site and in these Legal Terms.
YOUR REPRESENTATIONS
You represent and warrant that: (1) you are not a minor; (2) you are located in the United States of America; (3) you have the legal capacity to agree to these Legal Terms, and do hereby agree to these Legal Terms; and (4) your use of the Services are not for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
You represent and warrant that you will not access the Services through automated methods or non-human methods (such as by using bots, scripts, or scraping).
You represent and warrant that you either are a U.S. patent attorney OR understand that we have recommended you work with a U.S. patent attorney to analyze prior art.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS
You agree to pay for all services that you purchase.
We reserve the right to refuse any order placed through the Services.
You might need to register to use our Services. You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your account password. You agree to be responsible for all use of your account. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate the Services at any time for any reason.
REVIEWS
We're grateful for your feedback and appreciate your insights! On our Services, you may have the opportunity to leave feedback, reviews, and/or ratings, which are an invaluable resource for both us and fellow users. To ensure a positive and respectful environment, we ask that your reviews adhere to certain guidelines: please speak from personal experience and avoid using offensive language, including profanity, hate speech, or abusive comments. Additionally, your reviews should not contain any discriminatory references, illegal activities, or biased conclusions, nor should they include false or misleading statements. Remember, any campaign to solicit reviews, whether positive or negative, is prohibited.
While we value your opinions, please note that we reserve the right to accept, reject, or remove reviews at our discretion. We are not obligated to screen or eliminate content, even if it might be deemed objectionable or incorrect by some. It's important to understand that reviews do not reflect our official stance, and we cannot be held liable for any review content or its potential consequences.
By posting a review, you grant us permission to reproduce, modify, display, and distribute the content worldwide on a non-exclusive, royalty-free basis. Thank you for your understanding and for helping us maintain a constructive community.
PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
You agree not to use the Services in ways that breach applicable laws or regulations.
You agree not to use automated methods such as scripts, scraping, data mining tools, robots, or similar technologies to interact with the Services.
You agree to not employ a buying or purchasing agent to execute transactions within the Services.
You agree to not interfere with, disrupt, or overburden the Services.
You agree to not attempt to bypass security mechanisms designed to restrict or prevent access to the Services (or to any part of the Services).
You agree to not replicate or modify any of the Services' software, including Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or similar code.
You agree to not decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer software components of the Services (except in cases permitted by law).
You agree (apart from standard use with search engines or browsers) you will not participate in launching, using, developing, or distributing automated systems like spiders, robots, cheat utilities, scrapers, or offline readers that access the Services, or using unauthorized scripts or software with the Services.
You agree to not to "frame" the Services on another site.
THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT
Our Services might include links to other websites, known as "Third-Party Websites," along with content like articles, photos, designs, music, and more from third parties ("Third-Party Content"). We don't investigate or monitor these Third-Party Websites or their content for accuracy or appropriateness, so you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for anything you find on Third-Party Websites, including their policies or content. Our links or references do not mean we endorse Third-Party Websites. If you choose to explore these Third-Party Websites or content, it's at your own risk. Always check the terms and privacy policies of any Third-Party Websites you visit.
You acknowledge and agree that we do not endorse the information or data shown on Third-Party Websites. Third-Party Websites may contain errors, omissions, inaccurate information, and incomplete information. You agree to hold us blameless from any losses or harm that arises from your use of Third-Party Websites.
SERVICES MANAGEMENT
We want to let you know that we have the right, though not the obligation, to look after the smooth operation and safety of our Services by taking a few steps if necessary. We may take steps to identify violations of these Legal Terms and take legal action if anyone, in our opinion, breaks the law or these Legal Terms, which might even involve notifying the authorities. At our discretion, we may choose to restrict, limit access to, or disable your use of the Services, or parts of them, if needed. Overall, our goal is to manage the Services in a way that safeguards our rights and property while enabling everything to run smoothly for everyone's benefit.
PRIVACY POLICY
At our company, we genuinely care about your data privacy and security, and we make it a priority. By agreeing to these Legal Terms, you are agreeing to the Privacy Policy (PatLab.ai/privacy) that we have posted on our Services platform and which is hereby incorporated by reference into these Legal Terms.
In some situations, we may collect, share, use, and/or store (“process”) your personal information. Processing your personal information is one of the ways we prevent third parties from gaining access to your search information. In other words, we need to verify that the entity trying to view your search information is actual you (rather than someone else).
The personal information we collect from you is from your interactions with us and our Services. It depends on the choices you make and the specific products and features you decide to use. For example, you might share your personal information with us if you create an account to use our Services. To give you a better idea, here's a list of the types of personal information we might collect from you: your name, phone number, mailing address, email address, contact preferences, username, password, credit card information (if you choose to pay for our Services), and billing address.
You agree that we have a legitimate interest in processing your personal data to enable our Services to function property (e.g., to hold a list of patents in a “cart” in response to your request so we can then show the list of patents to you) and to prevent fraud (e.g., by preventing unauthorized access to your analysis results).
Maintaining your privacy is very important to us, and we are dedicated to protecting it. We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties except as required to process your payments or when required by law.
Many web browsers and mobile systems offer a Do-Not-Track feature to signal your preference for privacy. However, there's no standard technology for these signals yet, so we don't respond to them. We hope the U.S. government develops a standard technology soon so we can update our systems to respond to the standard technology. If a recognized standard emerges, we'll update you through our Privacy Policy.
We want to make sure you know that our Services include hosting in the United States (and potentially in other countries). This is important to note because if you are accessing our Services from another part of the world that has different laws or requirements regarding how personal data is collected, used, or disclosed, this means that through your use of our Services, your data is being transferred to the United States. By doing so, you are giving your explicit consent for your data to be transferred to and processed in the United States. We appreciate your trust in us.
TERM AND TERMINATION
We want you to have the best experience possible while using our Services, and these Legal Terms play an important role in that. These Legal Terms will remain in full force and will be in effect as long as you continue to use our Services. While we strive for everything to go smoothly, we do want to let you know that we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to deny access to and use of our Services. This could include measures like blocking certain IP addresses if necessary. Such actions may be taken without prior notice or liability on our part, and can affect anyone for any number of reasons, or sometimes even for no reason at all. This includes, but is not limited to, cases where there might be a breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant laid out in these Legal Terms, or any related law or regulation. Also, please be aware that we might find it necessary to terminate your use or participation in our Services. This can include deleting your account along with any content or information you've posted, and it could happen at any time without prior warning.
In extreme cases, we may pursue criminal charges against people and entities that attempt to undermine the safety and security of our Services.
We truly value your cooperation and understanding as we work to maintain a safe and secure environment for everyone.
MODIFICATIONS AND INTERRUPTIONS
Our advanced AI is evolving. We want to let you know that we can change, modify, remove, and add content, functionalities, and features from the Services at any time and for any reason at our discretion, without prior notice. While we aim to keep everything current, we're not obligated to update the information on our Services. We're also not liable (to you or to any third party) for any changes, suspensions, price adjustments, or discontinuation of the Services that might affect you or any third parties.
Sometimes, the Services might not be available due to various reasons like hardware or software issues, or because we need to do maintenance, which can cause interruptions, delays, or errors. We're allowed to change, update, suspend, or discontinue the Services at any time without notifying you. By using our Services, you agree that we aren't liable for any loss, damage, or inconvenience if you can't access the Services. These Legal Terms don't require us to maintain or support the Services or provide any corrections, updates, or new releases.
GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement will be interpreted, construed, and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of Washington State, without reference to its choice of law principles to the contrary.
If, for any reason, the Informal Negotiations and Binding Arbitration portions of this Agreement are held invalid, you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Washington State (and you irrevocably consent to courts in King County and Pierce County, Washington) in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, or claim arising under or by reason of this Agreement.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Informal Negotiations
To handle any disputes, disagreements, or claims related to these Legal Terms (each referred to as a "Dispute" and collectively as the "Disputes") in a faster and more cost-effective manner, both you and we—referred to individually as a "Party" and together as the "Parties"—commit to first attempting to resolve any Dispute through informal negotiation. This approach applies to all Disputes, except for those specifically noted below, and involves a dedicated period of at least thirty (30) days aimed at finding a mutually agreeable solution before we even consider moving on to arbitration proceedings. These informal discussions will begin when one Party sends a written notice to the other Party, officially signaling the start of our endeavor to resolve the issue amicably. By doing so, we aim to save time and resources for both Parties involved.
Binding Arbitration
If the Parties, after earnest attempts, are unable to reach a satisfactory resolution through informal discussions concerning any Dispute, then such Dispute (with the exception of those specifically excluded below) will ultimately and exclusively be settled by binding arbitration. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE AWARE THAT, WITHOUT THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO BRING A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL.
The arbitration process will be initiated and conducted following the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), and where relevant, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"). Both of these sets of rules can be accessed on the American Arbitration Association (AAA) website.
The rules regarding your arbitration fees and your share of the arbitrator's compensation will be determined by the AAA Consumer Rules, and if appropriate, may also be limited by these rules. (Should the arbitrator find these costs to be excessive, we agree to cover all arbitration fees and expenses.) This arbitration can be carried out in various formats: face-to-face, through document submission, by phone, or even online. The arbitrator will provide a written decision, but is not obliged to include a statement of reasons unless one of the Parties requests it. The arbitrator is required to apply applicable law, and any award can be contested if the arbitrator fails to apply the applicable law.
Except where different arrangements are required by the AAA rules or applicable law, the arbitration hearings will take place in King County, Washington. Apart from the stipulations included here, the Parties retain the right to approach a court to compel arbitration; pause court proceedings pending arbitration; or confirm, vacate, modify, or enter a judgment on the award (entered by the arbitrator).
Should a situation arise where a Dispute must be handled in court rather than through arbitration, such a Dispute shall be initiated or prosecuted in the state and federal courts found in King County, Washington. If federal courts are not available in King County, then federal courts in Pierce County, Washington may be used.
The Parties hereby agree to accept and waive any defenses regarding lack of personal jurisdiction and “forum non conveniens” with respect to location and jurisdiction in these state and federal courts. The applicability of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) is excluded from these Legal Terms.
Additionally, it is essential to note that no Dispute related in any manner to the Services, and initiated by either Party, can be started more than one (1) year after the cause of action first occurred. If this provision is deemed illegal or unenforceable, then neither Party will choose to arbitrate any Dispute that falls within the part of this provision found to be illegal or unenforceable, and such a Dispute will instead be resolved by a court in Washington State of the appropriate jurisdiction, as specified in the Governing Law section above. The Parties agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that specific court for these purposes.
Restrictions
The Parties are in agreement that any arbitration will focus solely on resolving the specific Dispute between them as individual entities. To ensure clarity and to align with the fullest extent permitted by the law, the following points are outlined: (a) any arbitration taking place will not be combined with any other proceedings whatsoever; (b) there is no entitlement or approval for any Dispute to be handled as a class action, nor can class action procedures be employed in such arbitrations; and (c) there is no entitlement or approval for a Dispute to be presented in a manner that claims to represent the general public or any other individuals.
Exceptions to Informal Negotiations and Arbitration
The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning informal negotiations and binding arbitration: (a) claims for injunctive relief; (b) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect PatLab.AI's intellectual property; and (c) any Disputes seeking to prevent the theft, piracy, or unauthorized use of PatLab.AI's Services. If any part of this provision is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, both Parties agree not to choose arbitration for any Dispute related to that specific portion. Instead, such Dispute will be resolved by a court in Washington State that has the appropriate authority, as specified in the Governing Law section above. Both Parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of that court for this purpose.
CORRECTIONS
From time to time, you might encounter information on our Services that includes typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. These could appear in various areas, such as patent descriptions, patent numbers, uniform resource locators (“URLs”), pricing details, availability statuses, or other content.
We want to let you know that we have the right to correct any of these errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Additionally, we might change or update the information on our Services at any time. Please note that we do this without prior notice. We appreciate your understanding and patience in these matters.
DISCLAIMER
OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-AVAILABLE BASIS AND ON AN AS-IS BASIS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. YOUR USE OF THESE SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN SOLE RISK.
You agree to take full responsibility for any potential negative consequences or losses associated with a particular action or decision. You understand and accept that you alone bear the responsibility for any outcomes, and no one else will be held accountable for any issues or damages that may arise as a result. You acknowledge and are aware of the potential risks and have decided that the potential benefits justify the potential risks.
To the maximum extent allowed by law, we do not provide any warranties, whether express or implied, concerning the Services or your use of them. This includes, but is not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, suitability for a particular purpose, patentability, and non-infringement.
We make no promises or assurances regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content within the Services or any content on websites or mobile apps linked to the Services. We are not liable for any (1) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in content or materials, (2) marketplace or financial damages arising from your use of the Services, (3) unauthorized access to or use of our secure servers or any personal or financial information stored on them, (4) interruptions or stoppages of transmission to or from the Services, (5) unauthorized bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or similar threats transmitted through the Services by third parties, (6) errors or omissions in any content and materials, or (7) loss or damage incurred from the use of any content that is posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Services.
We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or take responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by a third party through the Services, any linked website, or any mobile app shown in banners or other advertising. We will not be involved in or responsible for monitoring any transaction between you and third-party providers of products or services.
You should use your best judgment and exercise caution as needed.
BEYOND OUR CONTROL
We are not responsible or liable for any delay, damage, loss, or failure to act that is caused by factors beyond our reasonable control. This means that if something happens outside of what we can reasonably control, we cannot be held accountable for any resulting issues.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
You acknowledge and concur that the Limitations of Liability are integral and fundamental to our decision to offer the Services. Furthermore, you agree to assume and accept any and all risks inherently associated with the utilization of the Services. This acknowledgment and assumption of risk by you form an essential consideration in the contractual relationship between the Parties, thereby limiting our liability to the extent permitted by law.
Under no circumstances will we or our employees, directors, or agents be liable to you or to any third party for any damages that may arise from your use of the Services. This includes but is not limited to incidental, special, or punitive damages, as well as direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary damages. Whether it's lost profit, lost revenue, loss of data, or any other type of damage, we won't be responsible, even if we've been informed of the possibility of such damages occurring.
Despite anything stated otherwise within this document, our liability to you for any reason, irrespective of the nature of the action, will always be capped at the greater of 10 times what you paid to us for our Services that gave rise to the Dispute and $2,000.00 USD. Some U.S. state laws and international laws do not permit restrictions on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws are applicable to you, some or all of the disclaimers or limitations mentioned above might not apply in your situation, and you could have additional rights.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless PatLab.AI LLC and our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all our officers, owners, directors, agents, partners, and employees from and against any loss, demand, claim, damage, or liability (including covering reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred from any third-party claims arising out of the following: (1) your use of the Services; (2) any breach of your representations and warranties outlined in these Legal Terms; (3) your Contributions; (4) your violation of the rights of a third party, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights; or (5) any breach of these Legal Terms.
We reserve the right to take on the exclusive defense and control of any matter where you are obligated to indemnify us, at your expense. You agree to cooperate with us, also at your expense, in the defense of such claims. We will make reasonable efforts to inform you of any claim, action, or proceeding that falls under this indemnification within a reasonable time of becoming aware of it.
USER DATA
We are under no obligation to save any data you send to us. We may keep certain data that you send to the Services to help manage performance of the Services, along with information about your use of the Services. This data can include your email address, the number of searches you perform, and charges incurred.
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
When you visit our Services, send us emails, or fill out online forms, you are engaging in electronic communications. By doing so, you agree to receive communications from us electronically. Additionally, you consent that any agreements, notices, disclosures, or other communications we send to you via email or on our Services fulfill any legal requirement for communication to be in writing.
YOU AGREE TO USE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, ELECTRONIC ORDERS, ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDS, AND YOU CONSENT TO RECEIVE NOTICES, POLICIES, AND TRANSACTION RECORDS ELECTRONICALLY FROM US OR ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE SERVICES.
You waive any rights or requirements under laws in any jurisdiction that demand original signatures, physical delivery or retention of non-electronic records, or payments and credits through non-electronic means.
You agree to waive any defenses related to the electronic format of these Legal Terms and the absence of physical signatures from either party to finalize these terms.
TEXT MESSAGING
If you ever want to stop receiving SMS messages from us, just reply with "STOP." You might receive a confirmation message acknowledging your choice. Please note that standard message and data rates may apply to any texts you send or receive. If you have any questions about text messaging or need help, feel free to email us at Listen@PatLab.ai.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
If you have a complaint that we haven't been able to resolve to your satisfaction, you can reach out to the Complaint Assistance Unit at the Division of Consumer Services, which is part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs. You can write to them at 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite N 112, Sacramento, California 95834, or call them at 800-952-5210.
RELATIONSHIP LIMITATIONS
No attorney-client relationship is created or implied. By using our Services and agreeing to these Legal Terms, there's no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship formed between us. We're glad you're here, but it's important to know that we're not entering into any business partnership or employment arrangement.
LIMITED EFFECT OF WAIVER BY PATLAB.AI
Should PatLab.AI waive breach of any provision of this Agreement by you, that waiver will not operate or be construed as a waiver of further breach by you. If PatLab.AI does not exercise or enforce any right or provision in these Legal Terms, it does not mean PatLab.AI is waiving that right or provision. These Legal Terms apply to the maximum extent allowed by law.
SEVERABILITY AND INTERPRETATION
If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect. If, for any reason, any part of this Agreement is determined to be void, unenforceable, or unlawful, that part shall be severed from these Legal Terms and will not affect the enforceability or validity of other parts of this Agreement.
You agree that these Legal Terms will not be interpreted against us simply because we drafted them.
ASSUMPTION OF AGREEMENT BY OUR SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNEES
PatLab.AI's rights and obligations under this Agreement will inure to the benefit and be binding upon PatLab.AI's successors and assignees.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
These Legal Terms constitute the entire Agreement and understanding between you and us. Oral communications and emails cannot alter this Agreement. Oral communications and emails shall have no effect on this Agreement.
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