Terms of Use

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using our websites, located at www.cll.com and www.cowanconnect.com. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use our websites. By using our websites, including all material provided on our websites, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

No Legal Advice. The material contained on our websites is for general informational purposes only. You should not rely upon it as advice about specific legal problems. It does not constitute the rendering of legal advice and does not create any attorney-client relationship. If you need legal or other professional advice, you should consult with appropriate legal counsel familiar with your particular facts and circumstances. Unless indicated otherwise, information sent via Internet email or through our websites cannot be guaranteed to be confidential and will not create an attorney-client relationship between us and the sender.

Third Party Sites. We provide links to third party sites for convenience only. We do not endorse or take responsibility for those sites or the content on those sites, nor do we make any representation or warranty with respect to those sites or the content on those sites.

Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property. All material contained on our websites, and the compilation of it, are our property and are protected by United States and international copyright laws. All trademarks, service marks and trade names also are proprietary to us. No material from our websites may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except that you may download and print material available on this site solely for your personal, noncommercial use, provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright notices, trademark legends, author attributions, and other proprietary notices, (ii) you make no modifications to the materials, (iii) you do not download quantities of materials to a database that can be used to avoid future downloads from our websites. Except as may be permitted by law, you must obtain our written permission before using any copyrighted material on our websites. You do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading material from our websites. Notwithstanding the above, if you are our client and have access to Cowan Connect®, you may download and print material related to your trademark portfolio for commercial use.

Modifications. We may modify these Terms of Use at any time and at our sole discretion by posting the modified Terms of Use on our websites. The modifications will be effective upon posting (unless some other date is specified). You should review these Terms of Use periodically so that you are aware of any modifications. Your use of our websites constitutes your acceptance of the Terms of Use in their then-current form.

Dispute Resolution. Any disputes, actions or proceedings relating to these Terms of Use, or to your access to or use of the site, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law rules, and must be brought in the federal or state courts in the City and County of New York. By using our websites, you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of those courts.

Disclaimer of Warranties. OUR WEBSITES, AND THE MATERIALS ON THEM, ARE PROVIDED ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ACCESS TO OUR WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND WE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO OUR WEBSITES, ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED ON OUR WEBSITES OR ANY INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITES. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW.

Clients. If you are our client, nothing in these Terms of Use will supercede any provision of your engagement letter, or other agreement with respect to the attorney-client relationship.

Questions or Comments. Feel free to address any questions or comments regarding these Terms of Use to law@cll.com