Last updated: 1 February 2024 | Vance IP Legal GmbH, Hamburg
These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of the website at www.vance-ip.com (the "Website"), operated by Vance IP Legal GmbH ("we", "us" or "the Firm"). By using this Website, you accept these Terms in full. If you disagree with any part of these Terms, please stop using the Website immediately.
We grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable licence to access and use this Website for informational purposes only. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, suspend or discontinue access to the Website or any part thereof at any time without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of the Website.
All content on this Website is provided for general informational and marketing purposes only. Nothing on this Website constitutes legal advice, creates an attorney-client relationship, or should be relied upon as a substitute for obtaining legal advice from a qualified attorney. Intellectual property and technology law is complex, jurisdiction-specific and subject to frequent change.
An attorney-client relationship is established only by entering into a formal written engagement agreement with Vance IP Legal GmbH. Until such an agreement is signed, all communications remain non-privileged and do not give rise to any professional obligations on our part.
All content on this Website — including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, SVG illustrations, and the Website's design and layout — is the property of Vance IP Legal GmbH or its licensors and is protected by German and international intellectual property laws.
You are permitted to view and print content for your personal, non-commercial use only. Any reproduction, redistribution, transmission, publication, modification or commercial exploitation of this Website's content, whether in whole or in part, without our prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
By using this Website, you agree to:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable German and EU law, Vance IP Legal GmbH, its managing partner, attorneys and staff shall not be liable for any:
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under mandatory German or EU law.
The Website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We make no representations or warranties — express, implied, statutory or otherwise — regarding the Website, including as to its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. We do not warrant that the Website will operate without interruption or be free of errors, viruses or other harmful components.
The processing of any personal data submitted through this Website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Please review the Privacy Policy before submitting any personal data.
The Website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites, including patent office databases, regulatory authorities and professional organisations. Such links are provided for convenience only and do not imply any endorsement, affiliation or approval. We accept no responsibility for the content, availability, accuracy or privacy practices of any linked third-party websites. Access to third-party websites is entirely at your own risk.
We shall not be in breach of these Terms, nor liable for any failure or delay in performance, where such failure or delay arises from events, circumstances or causes beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to: acts of God, pandemics, cyberattacks, power failures, government restrictions, natural disasters or failures of internet infrastructure and third-party service providers.
We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes. We recommend reviewing these Terms periodically.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a competent court to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, or if modification is not possible, severed from these Terms. The remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its choice of law rules. The UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) shall not apply.
Any legal disputes arising from or in connection with these Terms of Use or the use of this Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Hamburg, Germany, subject to any overriding mandatory provisions of applicable law.
Consumer dispute resolution: The European Commission has established an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr. We are not obliged to participate in consumer dispute resolution proceedings, but we are willing to consider participation in specific cases.
For questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use:
Vance IP Legal GmbH
Alsterarkaden 3, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Email: hello@vance-ip.com
Phone: +49 40 3888 7200