TERMS OF USE AND NOTICES
\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND IPO<\/p>\n
Welcome to the IPO Web site. Please review the terms and conditions concerning the use of this site and its
\nassociated content. By accessing, using or downloading content from this Web site, you agree to follow and
\nbe bound by these terms and conditions.<\/p>\n
The IPO.org Web site is comprised of various Web pages operated by IPO and\/or its respective members
\n(collectively \u201cIPO\u201d). The IPO Web Site and associated services (collectively \u201cIPO WEB SITE\u201d) is offered
\nto you conditioned upon your acceptance of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use
\nof the IPO WEB SITE constitutes your agreement to all such terms.<\/p>\n
Copyright \u00a9 2001-2018 Intellectual Property Owners Association, 1501 M ST. N.W., Suite 1150,
\nWashington, D.C. 20005. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise stated, the IPO WEB SITE is copyrighted
\nby the IPO. Your rights to use the IPO WEB SITE are in accordance with all of the following the terms and
\nconditions. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.<\/p>\n
IPO reserves the right to modify the terms, conditions, and notices under which the IPO WEB SITE is
\noffered, including but not limited to the changes associated with the use of the IPO WEB SITE. You are
\nresponsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions and additional terms posted on particular
\nportions of the IPO WEB SITE. Your continued use of the IPO WEB SITE constitutes your agreement to
\nall such terms, conditions, and notices, and any subsequent modifications.<\/p>\n
All content and information (collectively \u201cInformation\u201d) posted on the IPO WEB SITE and\/or in email
\nalerts is being provided by the IPO for informational purposes only. The Information is intended solely as
\ngeneral guidance on the intellectual property process and does not constitute legal, tax, accounting,
\nprofessional, or any other form of advice. Users of the Information on the IPO WEB SITE should not act
\nupon any of the Information provided on this Web site for purposes of providing legal, tax, accounting or
\nany other form of professional advice. If you are not an attorney (or patent agent), do not act on the
\nInformation received on this Web site without first seeking the advice of professional legal counsel.<\/p>\n
Permission to use the Information (such as Web pages, professional papers, press releases, datasheets and
\nFAQs) from this Web site server (“Server”) is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears
\non all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such
\nInformation from this Server is for internal, informational, non-commercial or personal use only and will
\nnot be copied or posted on any network computer, Web site or broadcast in any media, and (3) no
\nmodifications will be made to any of the Information.<\/p>\n
Information as specified above does not include the design or layout of the IPO.org Web site or any other
\nIPO owned, operated, licensed or controlled Web site. Elements of the IPO WEB SITE is protected by
\ntrade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in
\npart. No logo, graphic, sound or image from the IPO WEB SITE may be copied or retransmitted unless
\nexpressly permitted by IPO.<\/p>\n
IPO AND\/OR ITS RESPECTIVE MEMBERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
\nSUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED
\nGRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND
\nRELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IPO
\nAND\/OR ITS RESPECTIVE MEMBERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
\nCONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
\nPURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT AND\/OR ITS
\nRESPECTIVE MEMBERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
\nDAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
\nPROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
\nACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF
\nINFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THIS SERVER.
\nTHE INFORMATION AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THIS SERVER COULD
\nINCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE
\nPERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. IPO AND\/OR ITS RESPECTIVE
\nMEMBERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND\/OR CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION
\nPROVIDED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.<\/p>\n
Use duplication or disclosure of the Web Site Information by the U.S. Government is subject to the
\nrestrictions set forth herein as provided in DFARS 227.7202-1(a) and 227.7202-3(a) (1995), DFARS
\n252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) (OCT 1988), FAR 12.212(a) (1995), FAR 52.227-19, or FAR 52.227-14 (ALT III),
\nas applicable.<\/p>\n
NOTICES REGARDING INFORMATION AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE.
\nIN NO EVENT SHALL IPO AND\/OR ITS RESPECTIVE MEMBERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
\nINDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
\nFROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
\nNEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
\nTHE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, OR PROVISION
\nOF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FROM THIS SERVER.
\nNOTICE REGARDING SECURITY; NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE.<\/p>\n
This is a private computer system. Unauthorized users will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
\nAccess to the IPO WEB SITE is limited to its use by only those pre-authorized by the IPO to use this Web
\nsite. It is to be used solely for matters sponsored and sanctioned by the IPO. Misuse or inappropriate use
\nmay be subject to or result in legal action to protect the interest of the IPO and\/or its respective members.
\nAs a condition of your use of the IPO WEB SITE, you will not use the IPO WEB SITE for any purpose that
\nis unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the IPO WEB SITE in
\nany manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any IPO WEB SITE (or the network(s)
\nconnected to any IPO WEB SITE) or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any IPO WEB
\nSITE. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any IPO WEB SITE, other accounts, computer
\nsystems or networks connected to any IPO WEB SITE, through hacking, password mining or any other
\nmeans. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not
\nintentionally made available through the IPO WEB SITE.<\/p>\n
If a particular portion of the IPO WEB SITE requires you to open an account, you must complete the
\nregistration process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the
\napplication registration form. You will then choose a password and be assigned a user name. You are
\nentirely and solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account
\ninformation. Furthermore, you are entirely and solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under
\nyour account. You agree to notify IPO immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other
\nbreach of security. IPO will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using
\nyour account and\/or password, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable
\nfor losses incurred by IPO or another party due to someone else using your account and\/or password. You
\nmay not use anyone else\u2019s account at any time without the permission of the account holder.<\/p>\n
The IPO WEB SITE may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums,
\ncommunities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and\/or other message or
\ncommunication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others (collectively, “Communication
\nServices”). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and
\nmaterial that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of
\nexample, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:
\n\u2022 Use the Communication Service in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain
\nletters, junk mail, spamming, or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or
\notherwise).
\n\u2022 Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy
\nand publicity) of others.
\n\u2022 Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing,
\nobscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
\n\u2022 Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by
\nrights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all
\nnecessary consents to do the same.
\n\u2022 Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, , corrupted files,
\nor any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or
\nproperty of another.
\n\u2022 Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such
\nCommunication Service specifically allows such messages.
\n\u2022 Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or
\nreasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
\n\u2022 Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or
\nlabels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
\n\u2022 Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
\n\u2022 Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular
\nCommunication Service.
\n\u2022 Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
\n\u2022 Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
\n\u2022 Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
\n\u2022 Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any
\ndirectory of users of an MSN Site\/Service(s) or other user or usage information or any portion
\nthereof.<\/p>\n
IPO has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, IPO reserves the right to review
\nmaterials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. IPO
\nreserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without
\nnotice, for any reason whatsoever.<\/p>\n
Users who fail to respect these Rules of Conduct may receive one or more warnings, removal of posts that
\nviolate these Rules, temporary suspension or permanent exclusion from the IPO WEB SITE. IPO has sole
\ndiscretion to apply any of these sanctions at any time without prior notice. IPO reserves the right to modify
\nthese Rules at any time without prior notice.<\/p>\n
IPO, at all times, reserves the right to disclose any information as IPO deems necessary to satisfy any
\napplicable law, regulation, legal process or government request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any
\ninformation or materials, in whole or in part, in IPO\u2019s sole discretion.<\/p>\n
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children
\nin any Communication Service. IPO does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found
\nin any Communication Service and, therefore, IPO specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the
\nCommunication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service.
\nManagers and hosts are not authorized IPO spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those
\nof IPO. Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and\/or dissemination. You, the user, is responsible for adhering to such limitations if you
\ndownload the materials.<\/p>\n
IPO does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to IPO (including feedback and suggestions) or
\npost, upload, input or submit to any IPO WEB SITE for review by the general public (each a “Submission”
\nand collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your
\nSubmission you are granting IPO, and its members and necessary sublicensees permission to use your
\nSubmission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the
\nrights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and
\nreformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission. No
\ncompensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. IPO is under no
\nobligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and IPO may remove any Submission at any time
\nin its sole discretion. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you
\nwarrant and represent that you own, have obtained, or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission
\nas described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post,
\nupload, input or submit the Submissions.<\/p>\n
ANY DEALINGS YOU, THE USER, HAS WITH THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING ADVERTISERS)
\nINCLUDED WITHIN THE IPO WEB SITE OR PARTICIPATION IN PROMOTIONS, INCLUDING
\nTHE DELIVERY OF AND THE PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER
\nTERMS, CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH
\nDEALINGS OR PROMOTIONS, ARE SOLELY BETWEEN YOU, THE USER, AND THE
\nADVERTISER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY. IPO AND\/OR ITS RESPECTIVE MEMBERS SHALL
\nNOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY PART OF ANY SUCH DEALINGS OR
\nPROMOTIONS.<\/p>\n
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE IPO\u2019S WEB SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE
\nNOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF IPO AND IPO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF
\nANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR
\nUPDATES TO SUCH SITES. IPO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER
\nFORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. IPO IS PROVIDING THESE
\nLINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT
\nIMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY IPO OF THE SITE.<\/p>\n
IPO OR ANY OF ITS MEMBERS DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER UNSOLICITED IDEAS,
\nINCLUDING IDEAS FOR NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW
\nPRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW
\nPRODUCT NAMES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES,
\nDEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL
\nMISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN IPO\u2019S INFORMATION, CONTENT OR EFFORTS
\nMIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS SUBMITTED TO IPO. SO, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR
\nUNSOLICITED IDEAS TO IPO OR ANYONE AT IPO. IF, DESPITE OUR REQUEST THAT YOU
\nNOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND THEM, PLEASE
\nUNDERSTAND THAT IPO MAKES NO ASSURANCES THAT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS
\nWILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY.<\/p>\n
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement
\nshould be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:
\nService Provider(s):
\nName of Agent Designated to Receive
\nNotification of Claimed Infringement:
\nFull Address of Designated Agent to
\nWhich Notification Should be Sent:
\nTelephone Number of Designated Agent:
\nFacsimile Number of Designated Agent:
\nEmail Address of Designated Agent:
\nTo be effective, the Notification must include the following:
\nA physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf ofthe owner of an
\nexclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
\nIdentification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple
\ncopyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative
\nlist of such works at that site;
\nIdentification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing
\nactivity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information
\nreasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
\nInformation reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the Complaining
\nParty, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at
\nwhich the complaining party may be contacted;
\nA statement that the Complaining Party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the
\nmanner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
\nA statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury,
\nthat the Complaining Party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right
\nthat is allegedly infringed.
\nUpon receipt of the written Notification containing the information as outlined in 1 through 6 above:
\nService Provider shall remove or disable access to the material that is alleged to be infringing;
\nService Provider shall forward the written notification to such alleged infringer
\n(“Subscriber”);
\nService Provider shall take reasonable stepsto promptly notify the Subscriber that it has
\nremoved or disabled access to the material.
\nCounter Notification
\nA physical or electronic signature of the Subscriber;
\n:
\nTo be effective, a Counter Notification must be a written communication provided to the Service Provider’s
\nDesignated Agent that includes substantially the following:
\nIdentification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and
\nthe location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
\nA statement under penalty of perjury that the Subscriber has a good faith belief that the
\nmaterial was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to
\nbe removed or disabled; and
\nThe Subscriber’s name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the Subscriber
\nconsents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the
\naddress is located, or if the Subscriber’s address is outside of the United States, for any
\njudicial district in which the Service Provider may be found, and that the Subscriber will
\naccept service of process from the person who provided notification or an agent of such
\nperson<\/p>\n
Upon receipt of a Counter Notification containing the information as outlined in 1 through 4 above:
\nService Provider shall promptly provide the Complaining Party with a copy of the Counter
\nNotification;<\/p>\n
Service Provider shall inform the Complaining Party that it will replace the removed material For general questions, please contact webmaster@ipo.org.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TERMS OF USE AND NOTICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND IPO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-80","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nor cease disabling access to it within ten (10) business days; and
\nService Provider shall replace the removed material or cease disabling access to the material
\nwithin ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days following receipt of the Counter Notification, provided Service Provider’s Designated\u00a0Agent has not received notice from the Complaining\u00a0Party that an action has been filed seeking a court order to restrain Subscriber from engaging\u00a0in infringing activity relating to the material on Service Provider’s network or system.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n