Terms of Service

25 Fathoms, LLC · 1250 W. Ohio Pike, #110, Amelia, OH 45102
Contact: legal@claimcadence.com

1. Who Can Use ClaimCadence

You must be 18 or older. The service is for registered patent practitioners and the people they authorize. By using it, you represent that you are the practitioner of record for the matters you submit, or authorized by that practitioner, and that you are entitled to submit the materials you send us.

2. What ClaimCadence Is

ClaimCadence is a drafting and research service provided by 25 Fathoms, LLC. We prepare office action responses and related work product for you, the practitioner. We are your vendor. We are not a law firm.

3. Supervised Work Product; No Unauthorized Practice of Law; No Attorney-Client Relationship

Everything we prepare is supervised work product for you, the practitioner of record. You direct the work, you review it, you sign it, and you file it, and you carry the professional responsibility for it. We do not represent your client. We do not form an attorney-client relationship with your client. We do not contact the USPTO or your client on any matter. We do not engage in the practice of law. Our role is to assist you, a licensed and registered practitioner, with drafting and research that you supervise and adopt as your own.

4. Not Legal Advice

Our work product and any communication from us is drafting and research support, not legal advice, and not a substitute for your professional judgment. You are responsible for reviewing every document, verifying every cited authority, and making every filing decision.

5. No Guarantee of Outcome

We do not guarantee any prosecution result, including allowance, and we make no promise that any argument or amendment will be accepted by the USPTO. Any statement about the strength of a rejection or a response is our honest assessment, not a prediction of outcome.

6. Draft, Not For Filing Until You Adopt It

Every deliverable is provided stamped as a draft and marked not for filing until you adopt it. Nothing we prepare is filed by us or on your behalf. A document becomes a filing only when you, the practitioner, review, sign, and file it.

7. Your Account

You are responsible for your account credentials and for activity under your account. Tell us promptly of any unauthorized use.

8. Your Materials and Your Client's Materials

You retain ownership of the materials you submit, including your client's materials. You grant us a limited license to use those materials solely to prepare and support the work product you request. You represent that you have the authority and any necessary client consent to submit those materials to us for this purpose.

9. Confidentiality of Matter Materials

We treat your matter materials as confidential. We do not sell them and do not share them with third parties for their own use. We use them only to prepare and support your work product, and we limit internal access to the people doing that work. This obligation continues after your use of the service ends. See the Privacy Policy for how we handle data.

10. Acceptable Use

Do not use the service to submit materials you are not authorized to submit, to violate any law or professional rule, to infringe others' rights, or to interfere with the operation or security of the service.

11. Payment

Free Rejection Reads are provided at no charge. Paid work is quoted before it begins and is due as stated in the quote or order. Response packs are sold as prepaid credits valid for 12 months from purchase, drawn down per the credit schedule we publish. [CONFIRM refund and expiration terms with Lev.] Fees are exclusive of taxes unless stated.

12. Our Intellectual Property

The site, our methods, templates, and non-client materials are owned by 25 Fathoms, LLC. Nothing here transfers our intellectual property to you, other than the work product we deliver to you for your matter.

13. Feedback

If you send us feedback, you grant us the right to use it without restriction or obligation to you.

14. Third-Party Services

The service may rely on third-party providers. Their services are governed by their own terms, and we are not responsible for them.

15. Disclaimers

The service is provided "as is" and "as available." To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. You remain responsible for the professional review and filing of all work product.

16. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim arising out of or relating to the service is limited to the amount you paid us for the work product at issue. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits or prosecution outcomes.

17. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless 25 Fathoms, LLC from claims arising out of your use of the service, your filings, your professional conduct, or your submission of materials you were not authorized to submit.

18. Suspension and Termination

We may suspend or end your access for violation of these terms or for misuse of the service. You may stop using the service at any time.

19. Governing Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Hamilton County, Ohio, and you consent to that venue. [CONFIRM governing-law and venue with Lev; matches the ProveClaim terms.]

20. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms. When we do, we will change the date above and, for material changes, provide additional notice. Continued use after a change means you accept it.

21. Miscellaneous

If any provision is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect. These terms are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the service. Our failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver.

22. Contact

Questions: legal@claimcadence.com · 25 Fathoms, LLC, 1250 W. Ohio Pike, #110, Amelia, OH 45102.