The agreement that governs your use of SlingIP.

When you create an engagement on SlingIP or use any part of the service, you agree to these terms. If you're using SlingIP on behalf of a company, you confirm you have authority to bind that company. "You" means you and the company you represent; "SlingIP" or "we" means SlingIP, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Effective date: April 27, 2026. Last updated: April 27, 2026.

SlingIP analyzes the technical materials you upload — pitch decks, architecture documents, source code, prior-art references — and produces an Invention Value Assessment Portfolio (IVAP) and Patent Readiness Packages (PRPs). Outputs are intended to be the starting point for a registered patent agent or attorney to use in a filing decision.

SlingIP is not a law firm. The IVAP and PRP are research and structuring outputs, not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by your use of the service. For legal advice, retain counsel — on request, we can refer you to independent registered patent agents.

You retain all rights to the documents, code, and other material you upload. We do not claim ownership of any invention you describe to us.

You retain all rights to the IVAP and PRP outputs SlingIP produces from your inputs. Once delivered, they are yours to share with counsel, investors, or anyone else you choose.

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the SlingIP platform itself for the engagements you've paid for. This license does not extend to redistributing the platform, scraping our copy, or building a competing service from our outputs.

We do not use your inputs or outputs to train AI models, ours or any third party's. This is a contractual commitment, captured in the Privacy Policy.

Don't upload material you don't have the right to share with us. If a third party owns the IP, get their permission first or anonymize the material.

Don't use SlingIP to harvest IP that isn't yours — analyzing a competitor's leaked materials, for example, is not what we're for.

Don't try to circumvent rate limits, reverse-engineer the agents, or extract our prompt templates. The platform exists to serve your engagement, not as raw material for a competitor.

Don't use the service for anything illegal under US law or the law of your jurisdiction. We reserve the right to suspend any engagement that violates this section, with notice and a full refund of unused fees.

The preliminary scan is free. The full IVAP is billed on delivery — you see the portfolio first, then pay. Filing-partner engagements are billed through your patent counsel's own engagement letter, which is a separate document between you and them.

All fees are in US dollars. Taxes are added where applicable. Refunds for an undelivered IVAP are issued in full within 7 business days; partial refunds for partial delivery are at our discretion in good faith.

Everything you upload is confidential. We treat it under industry-standard confidentiality terms — engagement-scoped workspaces (row-level security), encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access on our side, and contractual no-training commitments with our model providers.

Our system architecture and prompts are confidential to us. You agree not to publish, share, or attempt to extract them.

Confidentiality obligations survive termination of these terms.

SlingIP outputs are research, not legal opinions. Patentability is a question for the USPTO and your attorney; novelty searches reach the references our search tools cover, not an exhaustive global prior-art universe. Use the IVAP as input to professional judgment, never as a substitute for it.

We make no warranty that any invention described in your IVAP is actually patentable, that any prior-art reference is exhaustive, that the platform will be uninterrupted, or that the service will fit any particular legal strategy beyond the scope described in the engagement.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

Neither party is liable to the other for indirect, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of these terms, except for breaches of confidentiality, indemnification obligations, or violations of intellectual-property rights.

SlingIP's total liability for direct damages is capped at the fees you paid us in the 12 months preceding the claim. This cap reflects the allocation of risk consistent with the fees charged.

You agree to defend and indemnify SlingIP against third-party claims arising from your inputs (e.g., a third party claims you didn't have the right to upload material to us) or your misuse of the service.

We agree to defend and indemnify you against third-party claims that our service infringes their IP rights, subject to standard carve-outs (your modifications, your use outside the documented scope, etc.).

These terms apply from the time you start an engagement until both parties have completed their obligations. Either party may terminate for material breach with 30 days' notice and an opportunity to cure. We may terminate immediately for serious abuse (security violations, fraud) with notice and a refund of unused fees.

Sections that should survive termination — confidentiality, IP ownership, disclaimers, liability, indemnification, governing law — survive.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes are resolved in the state and federal courts of New Castle County, Delaware, except that either party may seek injunctive relief in any court with jurisdiction over a confidentiality or IP violation.

Before filing suit, the parties will attempt good-faith resolution: a 30-day informal negotiation, and where appropriate JAMS mediation.

These terms are the entire agreement between you and SlingIP regarding the service, and supersede prior discussions. If any provision is held unenforceable, the rest remain in effect.

We may update these terms; material changes are notified 30 days in advance. Continued use after the effective date of an update constitutes acceptance. If you don't accept, you may terminate the engagement and receive a refund of unused fees.

Questions about these terms go to hello@slingip.ai. Mailing address: SlingIP, Inc., 2261 Market Street #4596, San Francisco, CA 94114.