1. You are working with AI
T-Ai and the other drafting features of Terman AI are artificial intelligence systems, not people. Drafts, claims, summaries, search results and figures produced by the Service are generated by AI.
AI output can be wrong, incomplete or invented. Treat every output as a first draft to be checked by a qualified person.
2. Not legal advice
Terman Solutions, Inc. is a software company. It is not a law firm, is not registered to practice before any patent office, and does not provide legal advice or legal opinions.
- Using the Service does not create an attorney-client relationship with Terman.
- Communications with Terman are not protected by attorney-client privilege.
- Output is not an opinion on patentability, validity, infringement or freedom to operate.
We recommend that a registered patent attorney or agent review every application before it is filed.
3. Duties that stay with you
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has said that practitioners may use AI tools to draft documents and that there is no general duty to tell the Office an AI tool was used. The existing duties still apply in full to the person who signs and files:
- Review and certification. Whoever signs a filing certifies its contents after a reasonable inquiry. That cannot be delegated to an AI tool.
- Candor and good faith. You must disclose information material to patentability, including relevant prior art you learn of while using the Service.
- Inventorship. Only natural persons can be named as inventors. You are responsible for naming the right people.
- Client confidentiality. If you are a practitioner, you are responsible for deciding whether using the Service is consistent with your duties to your clients.
Rules differ by country and change over time. Check the current rules of each office where you file.
4. Confidentiality of unfiled inventions
Disclosing an invention publicly before filing can limit or destroy patent rights. We treat your content as confidential under our terms and privacy policy, and we do not publish it or show it to other customers.
You should still take care with what you share by email or in support requests, and keep your own records of what was disclosed to whom.
5. Export control and foreign filing licenses
Sending technical details of an invention made in the United States to another country can require a foreign filing license or an export license. Customer Content is stored and processed only on servers located in the United States.
Do not upload classified information, material under a secrecy order, or export-controlled technical data unless we have agreed to it in writing. You are responsible for export compliance for your inventions.
6. No guaranteed outcomes
No software can promise that a patent will be granted. Examination outcomes depend on the invention, the prior art and the examiner. Prior art searches in the Service are a starting point and are not exhaustive.
7. How our AI is built
[Confirm: California law (AB 2013) requires developers of generative AI systems offered to Californians to post a summary of the data used to train them. If Terman trains or fine-tunes its own model, publish that summary here before launch. If the Service only uses third-party models without modifying them, say so and link to those providers' disclosures]
8. Questions
Email rciesco@termanai.com.