Terms of Service / Usage Policy – PatentNest.ai

1. Description of the Service

PatentNest.ai is an AI-powered platform operated by Worldwide Services that assists with patent-related activities, including but not limited to:

• Patent idea exploration and structuring
• Novelty and prior-art analysis support
• Drafting assistance for specifications, claims, and other patent documents
• Patent figures and sketch generation support
• Multi-jurisdiction formatting and export tools

The Service and all outputs (including AI-generated content) are provided for informational and research purposes only. They:

• Do not constitute legal, professional, or financial advice
• Do not create an attorney–client relationship
• Do not guarantee novelty, patentability, freedom-to-operate, validity, enforceability, or any other legal or business outcome

You are solely responsible for obtaining independent professional advice and for verifying any outputs before relying on them.

2. Eligibility and Accounts

• You represent that you are at least the age of majority in your jurisdiction and have legal capacity to enter into these Terms.
• If you use the Service on behalf of an organization (such as a firm, company, or university), you represent that you have authority to bind that organization to these Terms.

You may need to create an account to use certain features. You agree to:

• Provide accurate, current, and complete registration information
• Keep your information updated
• Maintain the confidentiality of your login credentials
• Accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account

If you believe your account has been compromised, you must notify us promptly using the contact details at the end of these Terms.

3. User Content and Patent Data

3.1 Ownership

“User Content” means any data, text, documents, files, patent numbers, drawings, comments, and other materials that you upload, submit, or create using the Service, including Patent Data as defined in the Privacy Policy.

• You retain ownership of your User Content, including all underlying inventions, patent rights, and intellectual property that you own under applicable law.
• Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of your patents or inventions to Worldwide Services.

3.2 License to Use User Content

To operate the Service, you grant Worldwide Services a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to:

• Use, reproduce, host, process, transmit, and display your User Content
• Generate AI-based outputs derived from your User Content
• Maintain backups and perform technical operations
• Improve the Service as described in the Privacy Policy

This license is limited to what is necessary to operate, maintain, and improve the Service, and to comply with legal obligations.

You represent and warrant that (a) you have all necessary rights to submit the User Content and grant this license, and (b) your User Content does not infringe any third-party rights or violate any applicable laws.

4. Acceptable Use

You agree that you will not:

• Use the Service for any unlawful, harmful, fraudulent, infringing, or misleading purpose.
• Upload or transmit any content that is illegal, obscene, defamatory, harassing, threatening, or otherwise objectionable.
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, other users’ accounts, or related systems, or attempt to bypass security features.
• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to discover the source code, models, or underlying algorithms of the Service, except where permitted by law.
• Use the Service or its outputs to build, train, or improve a competing product or service without our prior written consent.
• Interfere with or disrupt the integrity, performance, or availability of the Service, including by introducing viruses, malware, or harmful code.
• Misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity.
• Use the Service to process content that you are not legally allowed to disclose (for example, in breach of NDAs or confidentiality obligations) without obtaining all necessary permissions.

We may suspend or terminate your access if we reasonably believe you have violated this section.

5. Social Login and Third-Party Services

You may choose to sign up or sign in using third-party services, such as Google or LinkedIn. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies, and we do not control or accept responsibility for those third-party services.

We are not responsible if a third-party provider suffers a breach or misuse that affects your data within that provider’s systems.

The Service may also integrate with or link to third-party tools (for example, cloud storage, patent databases, payment gateways). You are solely responsible for ensuring such use complies with your obligations to clients, employers, or partners, reviewing third-party terms and privacy policies, and managing any data you choose to send to or receive from those third-party services.

6. Intellectual Property in the Service

All rights, title, and interest in and to the Service—including software, user interface, designs, text, graphics, logos, AI models, and underlying technology—are owned by Worldwide Services or its licensors.

Except as expressly permitted by these Terms or as allowed by applicable law, you may not:

• Copy, modify, distribute, sell, lease, or create derivative works based on the Service
• Remove or alter any proprietary notices or trademarks

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your internal business or personal purposes.

7. Outputs Generated by the Service

The Service may generate outputs based on your inputs, including text, analyses, drafts, figures, and suggestions (“Outputs”).

• Subject to these Terms and applicable law, you may use Outputs for your internal business or personal purposes, including further development of your inventions and patent documents.
• We do not claim ownership of your inventions or patents merely because our AI assisted you.

However, Outputs may be imperfect, incomplete, inaccurate, or based on probabilistic patterns, and may unintentionally resemble existing content due to the nature of machine learning models.

You are solely responsible for reviewing, verifying, and editing all Outputs and for ensuring they are suitable and lawful for your use. Outputs do not constitute legal advice, opinion, or guarantee of any kind.

8. No Legal Advice or Guarantees

• PatentNest.ai and Worldwide Services are not a law firm and do not provide legal representation.
• Use of the Service does not create an attorney–client relationship.
• The Service does not guarantee novelty, patentability, validity, enforceability, or freedom-to-operate for any invention or patent.

Any decision to file, prosecute, or enforce a patent (or to rely on any result or recommendation) is your own decision and at your own risk. You must seek independent advice from qualified professionals (for example, patent attorneys) before relying on any information or Outputs when making legal or business decisions.

9. Fees, Billing, and Refund Policy

If certain features require payment (“Fees”):

• Fees, billing periods, and payment terms will be presented at the time of purchase or in your account.
• You authorize us or our payment providers to charge your chosen payment method for all applicable Fees and taxes.
• Subscriptions may automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless you cancel prior to renewal.

Except where required by law or expressly stated otherwise:

• All Fees are non-refundable and non-cancellable once the billing period has started or credits have been used.
• We may, in our sole discretion, issue refunds or credits in limited cases (for example, extended downtime caused by us). Any such decision is voluntary and does not entitle you to future refunds.

Mandatory consumer protection rights in your jurisdiction (such as cooling-off periods) will apply where required.

10. Termination and Suspension

You may stop using the Service at any time. You may also request account closure in accordance with our processes.

We may suspend or terminate your access to the Service, in whole or in part, with or without notice if:

• We reasonably believe you have violated these Terms or our policies.
• Your use poses a risk to the Service, our infrastructure, other users, or the public.
• We are required to do so by law, regulation, or an order from a competent authority.
• We discontinue the Service for business or technical reasons.

Upon termination, your right to access and use the Service ceases immediately. Certain provisions of these Terms will survive (including those relating to intellectual property, disclaimers, limitations of liability, indemnification, and dispute resolution).

We will handle your data after termination in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

11. Disclaimers

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Service is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis.

We disclaim all warranties, express, implied, or statutory, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranties arising from course of dealing or usage of trade.

We do not warrant that (a) the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure, or free from harmful components; (b) any errors or defects will be corrected; or (c) any Outputs or results are accurate, complete, reliable, or suitable for your intended use. You use the Service at your own risk.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Worldwide Services, PatentNest.ai, and their affiliates, officers, employees, agents, and licensors are not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenues, data, goodwill, or business opportunities arising out of or related to the Service or these Terms.

Our total aggregate liability for all claims arising out of or related to the Service or these Terms shall not exceed the greater of (1) the amount you paid to us for the Service during the three (3) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (2) INR [insert fixed cap, e.g., 25,000]. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you. In such cases, the limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Worldwide Services, PatentNest.ai, and their affiliates, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with:

• Your use of the Service or Outputs
• Your User Content (including Patent Data)
• Your violation of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation
• Your violation of any third-party rights (including IP, confidentiality, or privacy rights)

14. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

Unless mandatory law in your jurisdiction requires otherwise:

• These Terms and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or the Service shall be governed by the laws of India, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
• The courts located in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such disputes, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.

If mandatory consumer protection or other laws in your jurisdiction require a different governing law or forum, those requirements will apply as necessary.

15. Changes to These Terms

We may modify these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Effective date” at the top of this document and may provide additional notice (for example, by email or in-app notification) if the changes are material. Your continued use of the Service after the updated Terms become effective constitutes your acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree, you must stop using the Service.