1. This engagement comprises a one-hour review of patent claims based on the claims and application, in addition to an optional 30-minute meeting. You will receive a written opinion that may include corrections and/or suggestions related to lack of novelty, obviousness, inadequate description, breadth of patentability, and strength of claims.
2. The undersigned Client has retained Lau Patent Office for the purpose of conducting intellectual property related work, including but not limited to preparing patentability opinions, conducting patentability searches, preparing patent applications, and/or conducting other intellectual property related work.
3. The Client is prepared to make technical, proprietary, and/or confidential information available to Lau Patent Office for carrying out the intellectual property related work. All technical, proprietary, and/or confidential information disclosed to Lau Patent Office by the Client shall be held in confidence by Lau Patent Office and used only for conducting related intellectual property work. Lau Patent Office will not commercially utilize or disclose such information to any third party without prior written authorization from the Client.
4. It is understood that obligations of non-use and non-disclosure shall not apply to any of the information disclosed by the Client that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, is published or otherwise becomes part of the public domain, can be shown by written records to be in possession at the time of disclosure and not acquired from a third party under an obligation of secrecy, or can be shown to be received from a third party after the time of disclosure.
5. Except for the purpose of fulfilling obligations under this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed by implication or otherwise to convey any rights, including under any patents, patent applications, or inventions owned by the Client; nor shall this Agreement be deemed to provide a commitment of any kind by either party to enter into any further agreement.
6. Lau Patent Office retains the right to refuse service or receipt of any technical, proprietary, and/or confidential information by the Client for any reason.
7. Nothing in this Agreement or services performed under this Agreement guarantees successful patent prosecution.