Terms & Conditions

By accessing or using the Site, or by placing an order with us, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and by any policies referenced here. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site or purchase our products.

You must be old enough to form a legally binding contract where you live in order to buy from us. If you are ordering on behalf of a company or another person, you confirm you are authorized to accept these Terms for them.

Patently Gifted is an independent private business. What we sell are personalized works of art and keepsakes made to celebrate an inventor. To be completely clear about what our products are — and are not:

• They are not official patent certificates, patent grants, certified or presentation copies, letters patent, patent-maintenance notices, or any other legal, government, or official document, and they have no legal force or effect.
• They are not issued, certified, authorized, approved, endorsed, or sponsored by, and are not affiliated or connected with, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), any other government agency, or any inventor’s employer or assignee.
• They confer no legal rights of any kind. Buying — or not buying — one of our products does not create, affect, or change any patent, patent application, patent rights, USPTO records, maintenance-fee obligations, or patent status.
• We are not a law firm and do not provide legal, patent, or professional advice.

We draw patent details — such as the patent number, title, grant date, and the names of inventors — from public patent records for the sole purpose of personalizing your keepsake. Public records can contain errors, omissions, or ambiguities, so we do not guarantee that this information is accurate or complete, and you are responsible for reviewing your details before your order is produced (see Section 3). Where a keepsake recognizes someone in connection with a patent, it does so on the basis that the person is a named inventor on the public record, not as a statement of patent ownership.

Every item we sell is made to order and personalized specifically for you. Because of this, the accuracy of your keepsake depends on the information you give us.

• You are responsible for the accuracy of everything you submit or select — including the patent number, inventor name(s), spelling, assignee, dates, and any other text or options.
• Where we provide a digital proof of your item before production, you are responsible for reviewing it carefully. By approving a proof — or, where no proof is provided, by submitting your order details — you confirm that all text and design details are correct and authorize us to produce your item as shown.
• We rely on public patent records to help personalize your keepsake and are not responsible for errors that originate in those public records or in the details you supply.
• Shipping details. You are responsible for giving us a correct and complete shipping address. If an order is delayed, returned, or undeliverable because of an incorrect or insufficient address you provided, you are responsible for any reshipping costs.

We cannot offer returns, exchanges, or refunds for a change of mind, or for personalization based on information you supplied or approved. In particular, we cannot accept a return or provide a refund for:

• a change of mind or buyer’s remorse;
• details you submitted that turn out to be incorrect — for example, a misspelled name, the wrong patent number, or the wrong assignee; or
• a proof you reviewed and approved.

Damaged, defective, or incorrect items. This policy does not apply where something went wrong on our end. If your item arrives damaged, defective, misprinted, or materially different from the proof you approved (or the details you submitted), contact us at hello@patently-gifted.com within 14 days of delivery, and include photos of:

• the full product;
• the damaged or incorrect area;
• the packaging; and
• the shipping label.

After we review your claim, we will arrange a replacement or a refund where appropriate, at no additional cost to you.

Orders that don’t arrive. If tracking does not show your order as delivered within a reasonable time, contact us within 14 days of the expected delivery date and we will work with the carrier to help resolve it.

Nothing in this section limits any rights you may have under consumer-protection laws that cannot be waived, including any non-excludable warranty or refund rights in the place where you live.

Prices are shown on the Site in U.S. dollars and may change at any time before you place an order. Where they apply, taxes and shipping are additional and will be shown before you complete a purchase.

Online checkout is not enabled on the Site at all times. Where ordering or payment functionality is made available, the specific payment and order terms presented to you at that time will apply in addition to these Terms. We may correct obvious pricing or description errors, and may decline or cancel an affected order and refund any amount paid for it.

The Site and its contents — including text, layout, graphics, photographs, the “Patently Gifted” name and branding, and our product-artwork designs and templates — are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by intellectual-property laws. You may use the Site for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not copy, reproduce, resell, or create derivative works from our designs or content without our written permission.

Patent numbers, titles, inventor names, and similar patent details are matters of public record and are used here as factual, descriptive information. Any product names, company names, trademarks, or logos that appear within public patent records remain the property of their respective owners; their appearance on a keepsake is descriptive only and does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by those owners. We do not use the USPTO seal, logo, or name as a trademark, and nothing on the Site or on our products should be read as a USPTO or other government mark.

When you submit information to personalize an order, you grant us a limited license to use that information to produce and fulfill your order, and you confirm that you have the right to provide it.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Site and our products are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We disclaim all implied warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, except to the extent such warranties cannot be disclaimed under applicable law. We do not warrant that public-record patent data is accurate, current, or complete.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, our total liability to you for any claim arising out of or relating to a product or an order is limited to the amount you actually paid for that product, and we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages.

Some jurisdictions do not allow certain warranty disclaimers or limitations of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these Terms limits any liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Patently Gifted and its parent, affiliates, and their respective officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, or costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of the information you submit to us — for example, if you did not have the right to use it — or out of your breach of these Terms or violation of any law or third-party right.

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above, and the updated Terms take effect when posted. Your continued use of the Site after a change means you accept the updated Terms. Each order is governed by the Terms in effect at the time you place it.

These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to your purchase, are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware — where Patently Gifted’s company, Timshel Inc., is incorporated — without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. This does not deprive you of the protection of any mandatory consumer-protection laws of the place where you live.

Questions about these Terms, or about an order? We’re glad to help. Reach us at hello@patently-gifted.com.