Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Platform, you represent that you (a) are at least 18 years old, (b) have full legal authority to enter into these Terms on behalf of yourself or the organization you represent, and (c) accept these Terms in their entirety. If you do not agree, you must not access or use the Platform. If a separate written master services agreement is in effect between HelixIPX and your organization, that agreement controls in the event of conflict.

2. The HelixIPX Platform

HelixIPX is a Patent Revenue Intelligence platform. The Platform provides software-as-a-service tools for patent and product analysis, including but not limited to:

• Discovery and ingestion of patents, products, companies, and public evidence.
• Continuous Monitoring of competitive activity, filings, and product signals.
• Analysis, semantic comparison, and prioritization workflows.
• Intelligence generation, including Product Intelligence Profiles, Implementation Summaries, Commercialization Signals, Opportunity Scores, Targets, Investigations, and the Opportunity Graph.
• AI-generated insights, summaries, recommendations, and related analytical outputs.

The Platform is an informational and analytical tool. It is not a substitute for legal, financial, technical, or business advice and does not perform formal patent analysis, infringement determinations, validity opinions, or freedom-to-operate analyses.

3. No Legal Advice

• HelixIPX is not a law firm.
• HelixIPX does not provide legal advice, legal opinions, or legal representation.
• Use of the Platform does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and HelixIPX, its personnel, or its affiliates.
• You must consult qualified legal counsel licensed in the appropriate jurisdiction before taking any enforcement, licensing, litigation, monetization, assertion, or other legal action based in whole or in part on Platform outputs.

4. No Infringement Determination

HelixIPX does not determine infringement, validity, enforceability, or ownership of any patent or intellectual property right. All Opportunity Scores, match results, evidence references, Implementation Summaries, Commercialization Signals, Product Intelligence Profiles, Targets, Investigations, Opportunity Graph relationships, recommendations, rankings, classifications, and any other outputs produced by or through the Platform (collectively, “Outputs”) are informational onlyand are provided without warranty of any kind.

Outputs may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies, stale data, or incomplete information. You are solely responsible for independently verifying any Output before acting on it. HelixIPX disclaims any obligation or liability arising from reliance on Outputs.

5. AI-Generated Outputs

Outputs may be generated, in whole or in part, by machine learning models, large language models, retrieval systems, statistical scoring systems, and other automated processes. Such Outputs:

• May be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, fabricated (“hallucinated”), or out-of-date.
• May vary between runs and across model versions.
• Should not be relied upon as the sole basis for any business, legal, financial, regulatory, licensing, enforcement, investment, or strategic decision.

You acknowledge and accept the inherent limitations of AI systems and assume all risk associated with use of AI-generated Outputs.

6. Accounts & Eligibility

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials and for all activity occurring under your account. You must promptly notify HelixIPX of any unauthorized access. HelixIPX may verify identity, eligibility, and organizational authority at any time and may restrict provisioning at its discretion.

7. Customer Content

“Customer Content” means any patents, portfolios, documents, evidence, notes, data, files, prompts, configurations, or other materials you upload, input, or otherwise submit to the Platform. As between the parties, you retain all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Content.

You grant HelixIPX a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, copy, process, transmit, display, analyze, and otherwise use Customer Content solely to (a) provide, maintain, and improve the Platform for you, (b) generate Outputs you request, (c) ensure security and integrity, and (d) comply with law. HelixIPX may use de-identified, aggregated usage data and metadata to operate, secure, and improve the Platform.

You represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to submit Customer Content and that it does not violate any law or third-party right.

8. HelixIPX Intellectual Property

The Platform, including without limitation the underlying software, source code, object code, models, weights, prompts, scoring systems, the Opportunity Graph, the Opportunity Score system, evidence ranking, analytics, algorithms, heuristics, workflows, schemas, datasets, training data, user interfaces, designs, documentation, trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress, and the “HelixIPX,” “HELIXIPX,” and “HX” brands (collectively, the “HelixIPX IP”), is and remains the exclusive property of HelixIPX and its licensors and is protected by intellectual property and other laws. No rights are granted by implication, estoppel, or otherwise except as expressly set forth in these Terms.

9. Acceptable Use

You shall not, and shall not permit any third party to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or attempt to derive the source code, models, weights, prompts, or training data of the Platform.
• Scrape, crawl, harvest, or use automated means to extract data, Outputs, or content from the Platform without prior written consent.
• Use Outputs to train, fine-tune, evaluate, benchmark, or otherwise develop any competing model, dataset, scoring system, or product.
• Perform competitive analysis or benchmarking for the purpose of building a competing service.
• Resell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise commercially exploit the Platform or Outputs without authorization.
• Conduct security, penetration, vulnerability, or load testing without HelixIPX’s prior written consent.
• Access the Platform’s APIs except through credentials and methods expressly authorized by HelixIPX.
• Use the Platform to violate any law, infringe any right, transmit malware, or interfere with the Platform’s operation or security.
• Misrepresent Outputs as legal advice, infringement determinations, or formal opinions.

10. Subscription, Billing & Renewals

Access to the Platform is generally provided on a paid subscription basis. Applicable fees, billing frequency, plan limits, and term length are specified in your ordering document or in-product checkout. Unless otherwise stated:

• Fees are payable in advance and are non-refundable except as required by law.
• Subscriptions automatically renew for successive terms at the then-current rate unless cancelled before the renewal date.
• You may cancel renewal at any time before the next renewal date through account settings or by written notice to billing@helixipx.com.
• HelixIPX may suspend or restrict access for nonpayment, chargebacks, or fraudulent payment activity.
• Taxes (other than HelixIPX’s income taxes) are your responsibility.

11. Suspension & Termination

HelixIPX may suspend, restrict, or terminate your access to the Platform, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, for (a) actual or suspected violation of these Terms, (b) misuse, fraud, or security concerns, (c) legal or regulatory compliance, (d) nonpayment, or (e) protection of the Platform or other users. Upon termination, your right to access the Platform ceases immediately. Sections that by their nature should survive termination shall survive.

12. Disclaimers of Warranties

THE PLATFORM AND ALL OUTPUTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,”WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION. HELIXIPX DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT OUTPUTS WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR ERROR-FREE.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HELIXIPX, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, INVESTORS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY (a) INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; (b) LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOST LICENSING OUTCOMES, LOST LITIGATION OUTCOMES, LOST ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES, OR LOST DATA; OR (c) DAMAGES ARISING FROM RELIANCE ON OUTPUTS, AI-GENERATED CONTENT, OR ANY INFRINGEMENT, LICENSING, MONETIZATION, OR ENFORCEMENT DECISION INFORMED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE PLATFORM, EVEN IF HELIXIPX HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

HELIXIPX’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS YOU ACTUALLY PAID TO HELIXIPX FOR THE PLATFORM IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100), WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

14. Indemnification

You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HelixIPX, its affiliates, and each of their respective partners, stockholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives (collectively, the “HelixIPX Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to (a) your use or misuse of the Platform or Outputs, (b) your Customer Content, (c) your violation of these Terms or applicable law, (d) any enforcement, licensing, monetization, or litigation activity you undertake, or (e) any third-party claim arising from your activity on or through the Platform.

15. Privacy

Your use of the Platform is subject to the HelixIPX Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms.

16. Third-Party Services

The Platform may integrate with, link to, or surface content from third-party services (including patent offices, public registries, AI model providers, search providers, hosting providers, and analytics providers). HelixIPX does not control and is not responsible for any third-party service, and your use of such services is governed by their own terms.

17. Changes to the Terms

HelixIPX may modify these Terms at any time by posting a revised version with an updated effective date. Material changes will be reasonably communicated through the Platform or by email. Your continued use after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

18. Governing Law & Arbitration

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Platform or these Terms shall be resolved by binding arbitration seated in Texas, conducted in English, in accordance with applicable arbitration rules. The arbitration award shall be final and binding. Either party may seek injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property or confidential information. You must commence any cause of action within one (1) year after it accrues.

19. Local Restrictions

The Platform may not be appropriate or available for use in all jurisdictions. You are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws, including export controls and sanctions. The Platform is not intended for distribution to or use by any person in any jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to law.

20. General Provisions

If any provision is held unenforceable, it shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remainder shall remain in full force. No waiver is effective unless in writing. You may not assign these Terms without HelixIPX’s prior written consent; HelixIPX may assign freely. These Terms, together with any order document and the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the Platform.

21. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Write to legal@helixipx.com. For billing, billing@helixipx.com.

Notices and legal correspondence may be sent to HelixIPX, Inc. at our headquarters:

Version 2026.06.01 · Effective June 1, 2026