U.S. PATENT SEARCH AGREEMENT

JVS INVENTIONS
John V. Stewart, Registered U.S. Patent Agent

1308 Henry Balch Dr.,   Orlando FL 32810   USA
Phone & Fax 407-629-5240,  E-mail:  patents@jvsinventions.com

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INVENTION NAME : ______________________________________________________________________________

PROPRIETARY MATERIALS : All materials and information related to the above invention, including written and verbal descriptions, samples, drawings, photos, recordings, and videos, as identified by the attached description signed and dated by AGENT, and the following document numbers, if any:

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INVENTOR: _____________________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Phone, fax, email: __________________________________________________________________________________

PATENT AGENT: John V. Stewart, 1308 Henry Balch Dr., Orlando, FL 32810 acknowledges and agrees as follows:

  1. AGENT certifies that he is currently legally registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent agent in good standing, and is thereby authorized to perform U.S. patent application services.
  2. The above PROPRIETARY MATERIALS were first disclosed to the AGENT by the INVENTOR on the date(s) indicated by the AGENT on each respective sheet of the attached description. AGENT agrees to accept these PROPRIETARY MATERIALS under the following conditions:
  3. These PROPRIETARY MATERIALS, and the information they contain, shall be used by AGENT solely for purposes requested by the inventor.
  4. AGENT agrees not to disclose these PROPRIETARY MATERIALS, or the information they contain to any parties except as authorized by the INVENTOR. INVENTOR hereby authorizes AGENT to disclose these PROPRIETARY MATERIALS to a search firm selected by AGENT.
  5. AGENT shall exercise a high degree of care to safeguard these PROPRIETARY MATERIALS, and the information they contain, from access by, or disclosure to, all unauthorized persons.
  6. AGENT shall only copy these PROPRIETARY MATERIALS, as needed for the purposes above, and AGENT shall return all PROPRIETARY MATERIALS (including any copies made) to INVENTOR at any time upon request by INVENTOR.
  7. The non-disclosure terms herein shall not apply to any information which AGENT can document becomes part of the general public knowledge through no fault of AGENT, or after publication by a patent office disclosing the PROPRIETARY MATERIALS.**
  8. AGENT agrees to complete a U.S. PATENT SEARCH on the above invention within ___ weeks of receipt by AGENT of the search fee of $          and an adequate description of the invention. This search will cover U.S. Patents back to _________(year). AGENT will provide to the INVENTOR a copy of the most relevant documents found, and an analysis of these documents, to assist the INVENTOR in deciding whether to proceed with a patent application on the above invention.
  9. This search does not cover unpublished pending patents, which are not available for searching. It also does not cover foreign patents and non-patent publications such as news and magazine articles.
  10. Due to the complexity of patent searching, AGENT does not guarantee the search. There are about 6 million U.S. patents filed in a many classes and sub-classes by many filers, past and present. For patent searches back to 1790 AGENT uses the best search firm known to agent after trying several. AGENT checks the search firm's work to an extent, but cannot verify it completely.
  11. APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT: This agreement only applies to the invention disclosed in the attachments.

AGENT: _______________________________________ _________________
John V. Stewart

INVENTOR: _______________________________________ _________________

INSTRUCTIONS : Attach a written description and sketch of the invention to be covered by this agreement. The AGENT will sign and date this form and each page of the attachments.

NOTES : Registered patent agents and attorneys are obligated to hold their clients' information confidential. You should have your disclosure witnessed as described in my INVENTION PROTECTION STEPS.

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