DraftPat services are designed to help sophisticated (and licensed) consumers offer value to their clients.
DRAFTPAT IS NOT A LAW FIRM, OR SUBSTITUTE FOR A REGISTERED PATENT ATTORNEY OR AGENT.
DraftPat is an on-shore patent support service. DraftPat services include technical analysis and paralegal services EXCLUSIVELY for U.S. registered patent attorneys and agents, and only under the direct supervision of the registered patent attorneys and agents employing such services. DraftPat services are in support of other licensed professionals and are NOT AVAILABLE for non-licensed consumers.
Formalism is rarely enjoyable, but clear terms help everyone. By using the DraftPat website or receiving DraftPat services, you agree to follow and be bound by these terms of service (the “Terms of Service”).
All Services Rendered by DraftPat Governed by the Terms of Service
You agree that all services rendered by operator(s), employee(s), and/or affiliated parties of DraftPat (hereinafter DraftPat) are subject to the Terms of Service, as may be modified occasionally.
You are a U.S. Registered Patent Practitioner
You agree that you are a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney or Agent in good standing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. You agree that you are assuming full professional responsibility for any DraftPat services rendered on your behalf and, if applicable, your organization.
Confidentiality/Communication
Your relationship with your client and any protections afforded thereto are important. Accordingly, services rendered by DraftPat will be kept in strict confidence. DraftPat seeks merely to add value without negatively impacting any protections afforded to the relationship between you and your client, much like using a prior art search professional may add value in your representation. DraftPat will have no communication regarding your DraftPat services in writing, electronically, orally, or otherwise with any other party (including your client). Rather, DraftPat will communicate only with you regarding your DraftPat services.
You Agree to Help DraftPat
DraftPat needs your help to help you. You agree to provide sufficient inputs to DraftPat to enable satisfactory output in return.
Fees
Nobody likes to work for free. You agree payment is due in full upon engaging DraftPat to render services. You agree that DraftPat is functioning as a salaried employee, and that all payments for DraftPat services are not classified as sharing of fees (i.e., fee splitting). Rather, all payments for DraftPat services are employee salary, albeit variable or fixed, for paralegal services and/or technical analysis, regardless of whether said payments are classified as employee or contractor payments for tax purposes.
Supervision
DraftPat can only render services under your direct supervision. You agree that services rendered will be under your direct supervision. You agree to completely and comprehensively review any proposals delivered by DraftPat. You agree that any filings or other work product developed from DraftPat proposals is completely your own work product and merely takes into account any paralegal or technical proposals delivered by DraftPat.
No Warranties
Happy results are a goal, but are impossible to guarantee. Being a Registered Patent Attorney or Agent, you agree that you fully understand the subjective and unpredictable nature of the patent disclosure, application drafting, and prosecution processes. You agree that you are fully responsible for any outcomes with respect to any proposals delivered by DraftPat that you rely upon in creating work product.
DRAFTPAT HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, WHETHER IMPLIED, ORAL, OR EXPRESS, REGARDING SERVICES RENDERED BY DRAFTPAT, INCLUDING DRAFTPAT PROPOSALS. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY DRAFTPAT FOR ANY LOSSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF RENDERING SERVICES FOR YOU AND, IF APPLICABLE, YOUR ORGANIZATION.