Introduction
Welcome to www.theipmarketplace.com (the "Marketplace") and theipmarketplace mobile app (the "App"). These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your use of our services, including all features, content, and applications offered by Marketplace ("we", "us", or "our"). By accessing or using the Marketplace and App, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not use our services.
Use of the Marketplace and App
1.1 Eligibility: By using our Marketplace and App, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old and have the legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
1.2 Account Registration: To access certain features of our services, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
1.3 Account Security: You are responsible for safeguarding your password and for any activities or actions under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
Services
2.1 IP Services: We provide a marketplace for various IP-related services, including but not limited to patent filing, trademark registration, copyright protection, geographical indications, and design patents.
2.2 Service Listings: Sellers may list their services on the marketplace. We do not endorse or verify the qualifications of any sellers or the accuracy of their service descriptions. Buyers are responsible for conducting their own due diligence.
2.3 Specialty Services: In addition to standard IP services, we offer specialty services such as test data or test samples for granted patents to aid in commercialization.
Substores
3.1 Substore Implementation: We offer the ability to create substores mapped to specific locations or countries. Each substore may have localized content and services.
3.2 Seller Registration: Sellers must register separately on each substore where they wish to offer their services.
Fees and Payments
4.1 Service Fees: Buyers agree to pay the fees associated with the services they purchase through the Site. All fees are non-refundable unless otherwise stated.
4.2 Payment Processing: Payments are processed through our third-party payment processors. By submitting payment information, you authorize us to charge the applicable fees to your payment method.
4.3 Taxes: Buyers and sellers are responsible for any taxes applicable to transactions conducted through the Site.
Intellectual Property
5.1 Content Ownership: All content on the Marketplace and App, including text, graphics, logos, and images, audios, videos are the property of theipmarketplace.com or its content suppliers and is protected by intellectual property laws.
5.2 License to Use: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license to access and use the Site and App for personal, non-commercial use.
5.3 User Content: By submitting content to the Site, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and distribute such content in any media.
Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your use of the Marketplace and App, to understand our practices.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, theipmarketplace.com shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your use or inability to use the Marketplace or App; (ii) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (iii) any bugs, viruses, Trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through our services by any third party.
Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hyderabad, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Please review the new Terms on the Marketplace. Your continued use of the Marketplace and App after such modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms and conditions, please contact us at support [@] theipmarketplace.com
Effective Date: 30-Jul-2024
