Acceptance of these terms.
By accessing, browsing, or otherwise using tradeandservicemarks.com (the "website"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, you must not use the website. The website is owned and operated by Ortman Law Firm, PLLC, a professional limited liability company (the "firm").
About these terms.
These Terms of Use govern your relationship with the firm as the operator of the website. They are separate from, and supplemental to, the firm's Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, both of which are incorporated by reference. The Privacy Policy addresses information collection. The Disclaimer addresses the firm's professional scope and the limits of any communication that precedes a formal engagement. These Terms of Use address your use of the website itself — what you may do, what you may not do, and the legal terms that apply to that use.
Permitted use.
You are welcome to do the following:
- Read and review the website's content for your personal, informational, or business-research purposes.
- Share links to website pages with others, by any means (email, social media, instant message, or otherwise). The firm encourages linking and does not require permission for ordinary linking practices.
- Print or save individual pages for your own reference, provided that all copyright notices and other proprietary markings remain intact.
- Quote brief passages of the website's content with appropriate attribution, consistent with the fair-use principles of United States copyright law, 17 U.S.C. § 107.
Prohibited use.
You agree that you will not do, or attempt to do, any of the following:
- Use automated tools (including but not limited to bots, crawlers, scrapers, and AI training pipelines) to access, copy, index, or extract content from the website, except for the limited and well-behaved crawling activity of legitimate search engines whose crawlers respect the website's robots.txt directives.
- Reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the source structure of the website or any of its components beyond what is plainly visible in the public HTML, CSS, and JavaScript delivered to your browser.
- Attempt to access non-public areas of the website or the firm's computing systems, or to circumvent any access controls or security measures.
- Reproduce, republish, redistribute, or commercially exploit substantial portions of the website's content without the firm's prior written permission.
- Frame the website within another website, mirror the website on another domain, or otherwise present the website's content as your own.
- Use the website's
mailto:or telephone contact information to send unsolicited commercial communications, marketing messages, fundraising appeals, or similar bulk communications to the firm. - Misrepresent your identity, affiliation, or intentions when communicating with the firm through the website's contact channels.
- Use the website for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner that violates these Terms of Use or any applicable law or regulation.
Intellectual property.
The website's content — including but not limited to text, graphics, images, photographs, illustrations, design elements, page layouts, and underlying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code — is the intellectual property of Ortman Law Firm, PLLC or is used under license from third parties. All such content is protected by United States and international copyright laws, trademark laws, and other applicable intellectual-property laws.
The firm's name, the "ORTMAN LAW FIRM, PLLC" wordmark, the firm's TM-in-circle brand mark, the "Trademark & Service Mark Attorney" tagline, and the design system used throughout the website are proprietary to the firm. Nothing on the website should be construed as granting any license or right to use these marks without the firm's prior written permission.
The fonts used on the website (Bricolage Grotesque and Instrument Serif) are open-source typefaces licensed from their respective authors under the SIL Open Font License and are not the firm's intellectual property.
No warranties.
The website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the firm disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and accuracy of content.
The firm does not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free of errors or harmful components; that defects will be corrected; or that the content of the website is accurate, complete, or current. The firm endeavors to maintain accurate content, but legal information evolves, and the firm makes no representation that the website reflects the most current state of the law on any particular topic.
Limitation of liability.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the firm shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with your access to or use of the website, including but not limited to damages for loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, business interruption, or any other intangible loss, even if the firm has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The firm's total aggregate liability to you in connection with the website, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, shall not exceed one hundred United States dollars (US $100). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you in their entirety.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the firm and its principals, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorney fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your misuse of the website. This indemnification obligation is modest in scope and is intended to address misconduct by visitors that creates legal exposure for the firm — not ordinary use of the website by good-faith visitors, which creates no indemnification obligation.
Modifications to these terms.
The firm may revise these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in its practices, in applicable law, or in the operational details of the website. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when these terms were most recently revised. The firm will communicate material changes through a prominent notice on the website. Your continued use of the website following the posting of revised terms constitutes your acceptance of those revised terms. Visitors are encouraged to review this page periodically.
Termination of access.
The firm reserves the right to suspend or terminate any visitor's access to the website, in whole or in part, at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice. Reasons that may lead to suspension or termination include violation of these Terms of Use, abusive or harassing communications directed at the firm, attempted technical attacks against the website, or any other conduct that the firm determines, in its sole discretion, to be incompatible with the website's intended purpose.
Governing law and venue.
These Terms of Use are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The federal laws of the United States govern where applicable.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of the website shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bexar County, Texas. You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue, including any objection based on forum non conveniens.
Severability and entire agreement.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid and enforceable, or, if such modification is not possible, severed from these terms; the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
These Terms of Use, together with the firm's Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, constitute the entire agreement between you and the firm with respect to your use of the website, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications, proposals, or agreements between you and the firm regarding the website. These Terms of Use do not, however, govern any attorney–client relationship that may be separately formed between you and the firm pursuant to a written engagement letter; such relationships are governed by the engagement letter itself and by applicable rules of professional responsibility.
How to contact the firm.
Questions concerning these Terms of Use may be directed to:
Ronald A. Ortman, Responsible Attorney
ORTMAN LAW FIRM, PLLC
One Riverwalk Place
700 N. Saint Mary's Street, Suite 1400
San Antonio, Texas 78205-3535
Telephone: (210) 361-2425
Email: hello@tradeandservicemarks.com