Terms Of Use
1. General
The website “Professional Patent Drawings” is owned and operated by Maxinov Solutions Private Limited. Your use of the website and your access to it are subject to, and conditional upon, your acceptance of all the terms and conditions contained in these Terms of Use.
2. Eligibility to Use the Website
By using this website, you warrant and represent that you are accessing the website for business purposes and not as a consumer (i.e., for your own personal use rather than in connection with your business or on behalf of your employer). If you are a consumer, you must cease accessing and using the website.
If you are registering on behalf of a corporate entity, you warrant and represent that you have the authority to bind that corporate entity, and you are duly authorized by the business entity to accept these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. You also have the authority to bind that business entity to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.
3. User Account, Password, and Security
Professional Patent Drawings may make certain materials available to you through the website only if you have provided Professional Patent Drawings with the user information as requested on the website and created an account (“Account”) using a Professional Patent Drawings ID and password or any other valid email ID (collectively, the “Account Information”). The website invites you to register as a user by creating an Account as a condition for providing you with access to such materials. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your Account.
You shall:
- Provide the required Account Information as specified on the website and update and maintain it to ensure it remains accurate, current, and complete.
- Immediately notify Professional Patent Drawings of any unauthorized use of your Account and/or Account Information or any other security breach.
Professional Patent Drawings reserves the right to suspend (temporarily or indefinitely), terminate, or block access to the website and/or your Account at any time.
4. Materials
The website serves as a platform facilitating the provision of materials such as patent drawings, illustrations, graphics, and related content (“Materials”) to you.
Your use of the Materials may also be subject to additional procedures, guidelines, rules, terms of service, disclaimers, and notices, or other additional terms and conditions as may be notified to you by Professional Patent Drawings from time to time (“Additional Terms”). In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and any Additional Terms, the Additional Terms shall prevail.
Subject to these Terms of Use, Professional Patent Drawings grants you a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-assignable, non-transferable, revocable, and limited license to use the Materials and any patent drawings or illustrations for the purpose of filing patent applications, patent prosecution, or other related patent processes (the “Licensed Rights”). In exercising the Licensed Rights, you shall not:
- Provide copies of, distribute, or otherwise make any part of the Materials to any third party.
- Sell or charge any third party to receive any Materials.
- Use the Materials, or any part of them, for any purpose other than filing patent applications, patent prosecution, or related patent processes.
- Modify, translate, copy, adapt, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, transfer, sell, or create derivative works based on the Materials, except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use.
Professional Patent Drawings reserves the right to terminate your right to exercise the Licensed Rights, for any reason, with immediate notice and without any liability to you.
5. Your Obligations
You agree to use the website and Materials only for purposes permitted by and in accordance with:
(a) These Terms of Use. (b) The Privacy Policy. (c) The Additional Terms. (d) Any applicable law.
You shall not:
Upload to the website any content or files that: (a) Contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software, programs, or material. (b) May damage the operation of the website or another person’s computer. (c) Belong to another person and to which you do not have any right. (d) Are infringing on any patent, trademark, copyright, or other proprietary rights. (e) Are deceiving or misleading. (f) Are otherwise unlawful in any respect.
Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts access to the website or its servers and networks.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the website or any other systems or networks connected to the website.
Disrupt or interfere with the security of the website or cause harm to its systems, resources, accounts, passwords, servers, or networks.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Violate these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, or any Additional Terms.
Reverse engineer, modify, decompile, disassemble, or copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information contained on the website provided by Professional Patent Drawings (including, but not limited to, any Materials) except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
Professional Patent Drawings owns all intellectual property rights in the patent drawings, illustrations, and Materials provided on the website. You shall not acquire any right in respect of these intellectual property rights other than as expressly stated in these Terms of Use.
You may not delete or alter any text, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights in any Materials supplied to you. You agree to abide by all access and use restrictions contained in any Materials or content made available to you.
The trademarks, trade names, designs, logos, and service marks displayed on the website (“Marks”) are the property of Professional Patent Drawings. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of Professional Patent Drawings.
Except as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use, you shall not copy, republish, post, display, translate, transmit, reproduce, or distribute any content appearing on the website without Professional Patent Drawings’ prior written consent.
7. Third Party Content
The website may provide links to third-party websites, and some of the content appearing on the website may be sourced from external sources (“Third Party Content”). The provision of Third Party Content is for general informational purposes only. You acknowledge that the Third Party Content provided to you is obtained from sources over which Professional Patent Drawings has no control. Professional Patent Drawings does not provide any warranties with respect to any Third Party Content, and, subject to Section 9, Professional Patent Drawings shall not be liable for any loss resulting from your reliance on or use of such Third Party Content.
8. Termination
Professional Patent Drawings may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to the website and block your future access to the website if:
- Professional Patent Drawings determines that you breach any of the terms set out in these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, or any Additional Terms (or have acted in a manner that shows you do not intend to, or are unable to, comply with the same).
- If Professional Patent Drawings is unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide.
- If Professional Patent Drawings determines that your actions may cause legal liability for you, other users, or Professional Patent Drawings.
You acknowledge that on termination of your Account for any reason, Professional Patent Drawings may:
- Remove or limit your access to the website.
- Delete your Account and Account Information, including your personal information, login ID and password, and all related information, files, and materials associated with or inside your Account (or any part thereof).
Subject to Section 9 below, Professional Patent Drawings shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your Account, your access to the website, or the deletion of any of your Account Information or other data or information relating to your Account, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 8(b) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability, will remain in effect indefinitely unless and until Professional Patent Drawings chooses to amend these Terms of Use in accordance with Section 11 below.
9. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability
NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE EXCLUDES OR LIMITS PROFESSIONAL PATENT DRAWINGS’ LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY ARISING FROM ITS NEGLIGENCE, OR FOR FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED BY LAW.
THE WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL PATENT DRAWINGS WITH REASONABLE SKILL AND CARE BUT ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT, CORRESPONDENCE WITH DESCRIPTION, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF SECTION 9(b) ABOVE, PROFESSIONAL PATENT DRAWINGS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:
(I) THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE.
(II) THE QUALITY OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
SUBJECT TO SECTION 9(a) ABOVE, AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PROFESSIONAL PATENT DRAWINGS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR:
- ANY LOSS YOU MAY INCUR AS A CONSEQUENCE OF UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR ACCOUNT OR ACCOUNT INFORMATION.
- ANY INTERRUPTION OR NON-AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE DURING PERIODIC MAINTENANCE OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
- ANY INACCURACY, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, COMPLETENESS, DELETION, DEFECT, FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, ALTERATION OF, OR ANY USE OF CONTENT HEREIN, REGARDLESS OF CAUSE, FOR ANY DAMAGES RESULTING THEREFROM.
- ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, SALES, BUSINESS, OR REVENUE; BUSINESS INTERRUPTION; LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS; LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, OR REPUTATION; OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE HOWSOEVER ARISING.
Each party acknowledges that the exclusions and limitations on Professional Patent Drawings’ liability set out in this Section 9 are distinct and separate provisions. If any provision or part-provision of this Section 9 is or becomes invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the provisions of Section 13.c) shall apply.
10. Indemnity
You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Professional Patent Drawings from and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, demands, costs, and expenses (including attorney’s fees and disbursements in connection therewith and interest chargeable thereon) asserted against or incurred by Professional Patent Drawings that arise out of, result from, or may be payable by virtue of any Breach (as defined above) or any other breach or non-performance by you of any of the terms of these Terms of Use or your use of the website.
11. Amendment of these Terms of Use
Professional Patent Drawings may amend these Terms of Use at any time by publishing any amended or updated version of these Terms of Use on the website. You should regularly visit the webpage at professionalpatentdrawings.com to view the most current version of these Terms of Use.
12. Privacy Policy
You hereby confirm that you have read and agree to all the terms set out in the Privacy Policy.
13. General Provisions
Notices
All notices from Professional Patent Drawings will be served by email or by general notification on the website. Any notice provided to Professional Patent Drawings pursuant to these Terms of Use should be sent to Professional Patent Drawings customer support, the contact details for which are available at info@professionalpatentdrawings.com.
Assignment
You cannot assign or otherwise transfer these Terms of Use or any rights granted hereunder to any third party.
Severability
If, for any reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms of Use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible to give effect to the intent of the parties, and the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in full force and effect.
Waiver
Any failure by Professional Patent Drawings to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or any related right shall not constitute a waiver by Professional Patent Drawings of that provision or right.
14. Governing Law
These Terms of Use and all transactions entered into on or through the website and the relationship between you and Professional Patent Drawings shall be governed in accordance with the laws of New Delhi, India.
You agree that all disputes arising under or in connection with the website, these Terms of Use, or any transactions entered into on or through the website or the relationship between you and Professional Patent Drawings shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Delhi, India.
