At Planet Patent we understand how important it is to keep your invention or idea safe. Before you share details with us, we want you to know exactly how we protect your confidentiality.

The agreement below explains in plain language how we handle your information:

  • We use it only to provide the services you ask for.
  • We keep it private and secure.
  • We don’t share it with anyone unless legally allowed and necessary to do the work.

The Confidentiality Agreement may be completed electronically or manually
as an MS Word or PDF document, or using the web form – all found below.

Confidentiality Agreement – MS Word Format

Confidentiality Agreement – PDF Format

Confidentiality Agreement – Web Input Form

  • Contact us if you have question on how to fill out the Confidentiality Agreement. We're happy to answer your questions.

    Fill out the Confidentiality Agreement using the secure form below. (Or you may wish to fill out and email a PDF or MS Word version of the confidentiality agreement found via the links above on this page).

    After receiving your information via this web form we add it to a PDF version of the Confidentiality Agreement Form, sign it, and email it back to you.

    When you receive the signed Confidentiality Agreement send us details about your invention using the Invention Disclosure form.

    After we receive your Invention Disclosure we will send you a firm cost quote for your review. Work on your patent search is started only after we receive approval of the cost quote.
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  • Information About Your Invention

  • Write a short title of your invention. It does not have to reveal the invention detail, but only describe it in general terms. If you're unsure about what to write, fill in the form with: "to be determined."
  • List the type of documents you are submitting for completion of the patent search. For example: drawings, sketches, diagrams, CAD file, written description, photos, videos,
  • This Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into on the date as filled out on this web form (found above on this webpage) by and between: Planet Patent, the dba/doing business as name of Ideation Headquarters LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, 8401 MAYLAND DR STE S, RICHMOND, VA 23294 USA, hereinafter referred to as the “Receiving Party”; and Name of inventor or company with its principal address as filled in out on this web form (found above on this webpage), hereinafter referred to as the Receiving Party. Collectively, the Receiving Party and the Disclosing Party may be referred to as the “Parties.”

    1. Purpose The Disclosing Party wishes to disclose certain confidential and proprietary information to the Receiving Party for the sole purpose of evaluating and/or providing a patent search cost and time quote, or a patent search, or related intellectual-property services (the “Purpose”).

    2. Definition of Confidential Information For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means all information disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the Receiving Party, whether oral, written, visual, electronic, or in any other form, including but not limited to inventions, ideas, patent applications, trade secrets, sketches, models, diagrams, descriptions, technical data, research, business strategies, or other proprietary materials. Confidential Information also includes all notes, copies, summaries, or analyses prepared by the Receiving Party that contain or are based on such information.

    3. Obligations of the Receiving Party The Receiving Party agrees to: a. Use the Confidential Information solely for the Purpose; b. Maintain the Confidential Information in strict confidence and exercise at least the same degree of care as it uses to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care; c. Disclose the Confidential Information only to its employees, or agents who have a legitimate need to know for the Purpose and who are bound by written confidentiality obligations no less protective than those contained in this Agreement; d. Not copy, reproduce, or otherwise duplicate the Confidential Information, except as reasonably necessary for the Purpose; and e. Promptly notify the Disclosing Party of any unauthorized use or disclosure.

    4. Exclusions The obligations of Section 3 shall not apply to information that the Receiving Party can demonstrate by written records: a. Is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault or breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party; b. Was lawfully in the possession of the Receiving Party without restriction prior to disclosure by the Disclosing Party; c. Is lawfully received by the Receiving Party from a third party who has the right to disclose such information without restriction; or d. Is independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of or reference to the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information.

    5. Return or Destruction of Materials Upon written request by the Disclosing Party, or upon termination of the Purpose, the Receiving Party shall promptly return or securely destroy all Confidential Information, including all copies, extracts, and summaries thereof, and certify such destruction in writing if requested.

    6. Term and Survival This Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of five (5) years from the Effective Date. The confidentiality and use obligations set forth herein shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to Confidential Information disclosed during the term.

    7. Remedies The Receiving Party acknowledges that unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information could cause harm to the Disclosing Party for which monetary damages may not provide sufficient relief. Accordingly, the Disclosing Party may be entitled to seek equitable remedies, including injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law.

    8. Governing Law and Venue This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Fairfax County, Virginia, and each Party hereby submits to the jurisdiction of such courts.

    9. Miscellaneous a. Entire Agreement – This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings, oral or written. b. Amendments – This Agreement may only be amended in writing signed by both Parties. c. Assignment – Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that the Receiving Party may assign it to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all assets. d. Severability – If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in full force and effect. e. Waiver – No waiver of any right under this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing, nor shall such waiver operate as a waiver of any future breach.
  • By checking the Yes circle below and providing my electronic signature in the following step, I, as an Inventor, Patent Attorney, Business Owner/Employee, or other authorized representative, acknowledge that I have read, understood, and agree to be legally bound by the terms of the above Confidentiality Agreement.
  • I, as the Inventor, Patent Attorney, Business Owner, Employee, or other authorized representative, agree to the terms of the above Confidentiality Agreement. By doing so, I provide my electronic signature by entering my first and last name in the box below.

    Electronic Signature Instructions - Please type your name in the following format to serve as your legally valid electronic signature: s/First Name Last Name. Example: s/John Smith or s/Mary Smith

    By providing this electronic signature, you consent to the use of electronic records and signatures in accordance with the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA).

    Note: After you receive the returned, signed and dated Confidentiality Form, email us your invention description.