Terms of Service
Last updated: July 11, 2026
These Terms of Service govern your purchase and use of PatentabilityCheck, a service of Underwood & Associates, LLC ("the firm", "we", "us"), offered at search.underwoodpatents.com. By purchasing a report you agree to these terms.
1. The service
PatentabilityCheck performs an automated patentability search across patent databases and delivers a written report called a Preliminary Patentability Assessment. The report is generated by an automated analysis engine; no individual search is personally conducted or reviewed by an attorney or agent unless you separately purchase a consultation.
2. Not legal advice; no representation
The report is an automated, preliminary patentability assessment provided for informational purposes only. It is not a legal opinion and does not constitute legal advice. No attorney-client or practitioner-client relationship is created by the purchase or delivery of a report. Patent database coverage is necessarily incomplete, and no search can guarantee that all relevant prior art has been identified. A definitive patentability determination requires professional analysis of properly drafted claims by a registered practitioner. Underwood & Associates, LLC makes no warranty as to the patentability of any invention described in a report.
3. Price and payment
The report price is $199. The optional 30-minute Report Review Consultation is $250. Payment is processed by Stripe; we do not receive or store your card details.
4. Refund policy
A full refund is issued if the report fails to be delivered. All sales are otherwise final, because the search is performed and the report delivered immediately upon your submission.
5. Submission access
After payment you receive a private, single-use submission link. The link admits exactly one invention disclosure submission and then expires. Unused links expire 30 days after purchase, with a reminder sent after 7 days. You are responsible for keeping the link confidential; anyone holding the link can use its one submission.
6. Delivery and the 15-minute goal
Reports are delivered by on-page download and by email, normally within 15 minutes of submission. If preparation takes longer, we notify you automatically and deliver as soon as the report is ready. Delivery to the email address you provided at checkout constitutes delivery.
7. Data retention and deletion
Your invention disclosure, uploaded figures, intermediate search data, and the report file are permanently deleted from our systems within 15 minutes of delivery; files are overwritten before deletion. After deletion we retain only: (a) payment and order records (your email address, Stripe transaction identifiers, amounts, and timestamps), and (b) the firm's copy of the delivery email, including the report, which the firm keeps as its record of what was delivered, for dispute resolution, and for regulatory compliance. See the Privacy Policy for details.
8. Your responsibilities
You represent that you are authorized to disclose the submitted invention to us and that your submission does not violate any obligation to a third party. Keep your report: after the deletion described in section 7, we cannot regenerate or re-send it.
9. Consultation
The Report Review Consultation is a 30-minute discussion of your report with the practitioner. It is scheduled by email after purchase. The consultation itself does not create an ongoing representation unless separately agreed in writing.
10. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the firm's total liability arising from the service is limited to the amount you paid. The firm is not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including lost profits or lost patent rights.
11. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict of law principles.
12. Contact
Underwood & Associates, LLC, 3904 Valley View Rd., Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60012, United States. See the Contact page.