Terms of Use
The terms that govern your use of this website.
Welcome to Intellectual Property Law (the "Site"), available at iplawyerla.com. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Educational purpose — not legal advice
The Site is an educational publication. Its articles and guides are general information and commentary about intellectual property law. They are not legal advice, and they do not create an attorney–client relationship. The Site is not a law firm and does not offer legal services. Do not act, or refrain from acting, based on anything you read here without first consulting an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction. See our Legal Disclaimer.
2. No warranty of accuracy
We work to keep the content accurate and current, but the law changes, and the Site may contain errors or omissions or become out of date. We make no representation that the content is complete, accurate, or applicable to your situation.
3. Intellectual property in the Site
The text, design, logo, and original content on the Site are owned by Intellectual Property Law or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Photographs are licensed from third parties (including Shutterstock) and may not be copied or reused. You may read, link to, and share the content for personal, non-commercial purposes with attribution. You may not republish, sell, or create derivative works from substantial portions of the content without our written permission.
4. Acceptable use
You agree not to use the Site unlawfully; not to attempt to disrupt, overload, or gain unauthorized access to it; and not to scrape or harvest content in a manner that burdens the Site or violates these Terms or applicable law.
5. Third-party links
The Site links to courts, agencies, and other websites for source material and context. We do not control and are not responsible for third-party sites or their content.
6. Disclaimer of warranties
The Site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, and non-infringement.
7. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Intellectual Property Law and its author will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the Site or its content.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Intellectual Property Law and its author from claims arising out of your misuse of the Site or violation of these Terms.
9. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute relating to the Site will be brought in the state or federal courts located in California.
10. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.
11. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email info@iplawyerla.com.