This User Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and between:
Salt Holdings, LLC ("ABIGAIL," "Provider," "we," "us," or "our"), a New York limited liability company, with its principal place of business at 160 Varick Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013;
AND
The User ("User," "you," or "your"), the individual or entity accepting this Agreement by creating an account or using the Platform, whether as a Licensed Practitioner or Pro Se Inventor as defined herein.
WHEREAS, ABIGAIL has developed an AI-powered platform designed to assist patent practitioners and pro se inventors in preparing responses to patent office actions;
WHEREAS, User desires to utilize the Platform for patent prosecution assistance purposes;
WHEREAS, the Platform is an AI-assisted tool that does not provide legal advice and requires professional oversight or, in the case of Pro Se Inventors, careful personal review;
WHEREAS, User acknowledges the inherent limitations of AI-generated content and the risks associated with patent prosecution;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
The Platform serves two distinct categories of Users:
(A) Licensed Practitioners: Patent attorneys, registered patent agents, European Patent Attorneys, or other individuals authorized to practice patent law and represent others before patent offices.
(B) Pro Se Inventors: Individual inventors who are the sole inventor of an invention and who elect to represent themselves before the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 33, without the assistance of a Licensed Practitioner.
If you are using the Platform as a Licensed Practitioner, you represent and warrant that:
If you are using the Platform as a Pro Se Inventor, you represent and warrant that:
Your classification as a Licensed Practitioner or Pro Se Inventor is a continuing representation. You agree to immediately notify ABIGAIL and update your account if your status changes, including but not limited to: loss of license, addition of co-inventors, assignment of rights, or any other change affecting your eligibility.
User hereby acknowledges and agrees:
User acknowledges and understands:
IF YOU ARE A PRO SE INVENTOR, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND:
USER BEARS SOLE AND COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY for:
User agrees that ABIGAIL shall have NO responsibility or liability for any aspect of User's patent prosecution work, including but not limited to:
Third-Party Service integrations are available ONLY to Licensed Practitioners. Pro Se Inventors do NOT have access to USPTO Patent Center integration, EPO integration, or any other Third-Party Service integrations. Pro Se Inventors must interact with the USPTO directly and independently of the Platform.
Licensed Practitioners who connect Third-Party Service accounts to the Platform:
Licensed Practitioners who connect their USPTO accounts acknowledge:
ABIGAIL HEREBY COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT USE USER CONTENT TO TRAIN, FINE-TUNE, IMPROVE, OR OTHERWISE DEVELOP ITS AI MODELS OR ANY THIRD-PARTY AI MODELS. User's confidential patent documents, prosecution strategies, claims, specifications, and other User Content will not be used as training data. ABIGAIL's AI models are proprietary and pre-trained; they process User Content solely to generate Output for User's immediate use.
ABIGAIL acknowledges that User Content may include unpublished patent applications containing trade secrets, confidential business information, and (for Licensed Practitioners) privileged attorney-client communications. ABIGAIL agrees to maintain the confidentiality of User Content in accordance with the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
User acknowledges that data is processed and stored in the United States. User is solely responsible for compliance with GDPR, PIPL, APPI, PIPA, and all other applicable data protection laws. A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available upon request to legal@abigail.app.
We collect device information including browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and similar technical characteristics ("device fingerprint") to prevent fraud and abuse of our platform. This information helps us detect when the same device attempts to create multiple accounts to abuse promotional credits or otherwise violate our Terms of Service.
GDPR Compliance: Device fingerprinting is permissible under GDPR with user consent. By using our platform, you consent to this collection. We minimize collection of private identifiers (IMEI, IDFA) and only collect non-invasive signals like browser characteristics.
We do NOT:
We DO:
USER EXPRESSLY ASSUMES ALL RISKS associated with the use of the Platform and any Output, including but not limited to:
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, USER HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE ABIGAIL, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, damages, losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to:
User expressly waives any rights or benefits under any statute, regulation, or common law principle that would otherwise limit the scope of a general release to claims that User knows or suspects to exist at the time of executing this release, including but not limited to California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party."
USER SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS ABIGAIL, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expert witness fees) arising out of or related to:
By accepting this Agreement electronically, User confirms having read and understood each of the following:
ALL USERS:
ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR PRO SE INVENTORS:
ADDITIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR LICENSED PRACTITIONERS:
This Agreement, together with the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy incorporated herein by reference, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.
All disputes arising under this Agreement shall be resolved through binding arbitration in New York, New York, as set forth in Section 19 of the Terms of Service.
If any provision is found invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
ABIGAIL may amend this Agreement by posting a revised version. Material changes will be effective upon the earlier of: (a) User's acceptance; or (b) User's continued use of the Platform after fourteen (14) days' notice.
User may not assign this Agreement without ABIGAIL's prior written consent. ABIGAIL may freely assign this Agreement.
This section is a complete, self-contained privacy and data-handling disclosure for the Abigail USPTO Patent Center Filer browser extension (the "Extension"), provided to satisfy the Chrome Web Store's Limited Use and Disclosure requirements. It supplements, and does not narrow, the data protection commitments in Article VI above.
The Extension operates only on patentcenter.uspto.gov and api.abigail.app. It requests no other host permissions and cannot read or interact with any other website you visit.
The Extension uses the USPTO Patent Center session you have already signed into in your own browser. It never sees, stores, requests, or transmits your USPTO password or multi-factor authentication (MFA) code. You sign in to Patent Center directly with USPTO; you never enter USPTO credentials into the Extension.
Documents to be filed are fetched from api.abigail.app using a short-lived, scoped filing token minted specifically for each filing-package request. This scoped filing token authorizes exactly one filing draft, carries no broader access, and expires 30 minutes after it is issued.
The Extension prepares the Patent Center wizard steps (Initiate, Upload, Fees, Review) on your behalf. You must click Patent Center's own Confirm and Submit buttons yourself; this step is always required, and the Extension never submits on its own.
The Extension keeps only the current filing's session state (draft id, application number, document list, fee estimate, filing progress, and the scoped filing token described above) in chrome.storage.session, which Chrome clears automatically when your browser closes. The Extension does not use chrome.storage.local and does not retain filing data beyond the browser session.
The Extension contains no analytics, tracking, or telemetry code. There is no sale of your data to any third party, and no use of your data for advertising, at any time. Data handled by the Extension is used solely for its single purpose: fetching and filing your patent documents with USPTO Patent Center at your direction.
BY CLICKING "I AGREE," "ACCEPT," OR SIMILAR BUTTON, OR BY CREATING AN ACCOUNT AND USING THE PLATFORM, YOU:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Salt Holdings, LLC
160 Varick Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
General: info@abigail.app
Legal: legal@abigail.app
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Document Version: 2.1
Last Updated: January 20, 2026