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This Trademark.com Service Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions of your account. Once you activate your account, you agree to accept the Agreement in its entirety; therefore, we encourage you to review this document and familiarize yourself with its provisions. Trademark.com is an on-line service (the “Service”) on the World Wide Web of the Internet (address: http://www.trademark.com), consisting of search access for a variety of proprietary and licensed third-party, trademark databases and related reporting, downloading and other associated services. MicroPatent, LLC (“MicroPatent”) is the operator of the Service. “Customer” means any person, firm, business entity or institution that establishes an authorized account (“Account ”) for access to and use of the Service.

The right to use the Service is personal to the Customer and limited to one concurrent user at a time unless the Customer is otherwise authorized in writing by for multiple concurrent users. The Customer’s Account is not transferable. By registering as a Customer and using the Service, you accept and agree to comply with the trademark.com Service Agreement (“Agreement”), and all rules or policies posted on the Service for as long as you remain a Customer.

MicroPatent reserves the right, at any time, to (i) change the terms of this Agreement or any rules or policies posted on the Service, (ii) change the Service, including eliminating or discontinuing any content or feature of the Service, restricting the hours of availability or limiting the amount of use permitted by the Customer, or (iii) change any fees or charges for use of the Service, including instituting new fees or charges for the use of the Service or any feature thereof. All changes shall be effective immediately upon notice. Any use of the Service under a Customer’s Account after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by the Customer of the changes.

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The Customer may not select or employ a user ID of another person with the intent to impersonate that person or use name that is subject to the Rights of any other Customer without express authorization. Furthermore, Customer may not use a name that MicroPatent, in its sole discretion, deems offensive. The Customer is responsible for protecting the confidentiality of the Customer’s user ID and password. Unauthorized access to the Service is a breach of this Agreement and a violation of law.

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THE SOFTWARE AND DATABASES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROPRIETARY TO MICROPATENT AND OTHER VENDORS. REGISTERED CUSTOMERS ARE LICENSED TO USE THE SERVICE TO VIEW, PRINT, SEARCH AND DOWNLOAD INFORMATION PER THIS AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THE CUSTOMER IS NOT PERMITTED TO RESELL OR DISTRIBUTE ANY INFORMATION PRINTED OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE TRADEMARK.COM SYSTEM OTHER THAN INCIDENTAL TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW. ASIDE FROM THIS PERMITTED EXCEPTION, CUSTOMERS ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM RESELLING ANY DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE SYSTEM IN ANY MEDIUM AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF MICROPATENT.

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MicroPatent may give notices to Customers, at its option, by posting a message on the Service, by electronic mail or by any other means by which Customers obtain actual knowledge thereof. Notices by Customers must be given by electronic or conventional mail. Notices to Micropatent by electronic mail must be sent to billing@trademark.com. Notices by conventional mail must be sent to MicroPatent, Attn: Customer Services, 250 Dodge Ave., East Haven, CT 06512-3358. Notices by Customer to MicroPatent will not change the terms of this Agreement, unless the change is expressly accepted in writing by an authorized officer of MicroPatent.

Either MicroPatent or the Customer may terminate this Agreement and the Customer’s Account at any time, with or without cause. In the event the Customer is dissatisfied with the Service for any reason whatsoever, the only remedy available to the Customer is to terminate the Customer’s Account by notifying MicroPatent pursuant to this Agreement. MicroPatent may suspend or terminate Customer’s Account, without notice, in the event of any breach by the Customer of thisAgreement. Suspension or termination of a Customer’s Account means that the Service will no longer be accessible to the Customer. Trademark.com shall not be responsible for any consequences of such lack of access. The provisions of this Agreement will survive the termination of the Agreement or the Customer’s Account, whether by MicroPatent or the Customer.

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