Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Undertaking

At AJ & Partners, confidentiality is an essential part of our professional practice. We are committed to protecting all client information, inventions, documents, research data, business details, and intellectual property materials shared with the firm.

Our firm understands the sensitive nature of patent, trademark, design, copyright, research, innovation, and business-related matters. All confidential information received from clients is handled with professional care, legal responsibility, and strict internal control.

AJ & Partners follows responsible confidentiality practices across all client assignments. Client information is used only for the specific purpose of providing intellectual property services, including patent searching, drafting, filing, prosecution support, advisory work, documentation, enforcement support, and legal protection-related activities.

Access to confidential information is limited only to authorized professionals, including patent practitioners, patent attorneys, patent agents, patent analysts, associates, consultants, or staff directly involved in the assigned work. Client information is not disclosed to any third party without prior consent, except where disclosure is required for legal, filing, regulatory, or professional purposes.

Unpublished inventions, patent drafts, technical drawings, prototypes, formulas, research materials, trade secrets, business plans, and other sensitive intellectual property materials are treated as highly confidential. Project documents and communications are maintained with reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure.

We also advise clients to avoid public disclosure of inventions before patent filing and to use appropriate non-disclosure agreements while discussing inventions with investors, manufacturers, vendors, employees, consultants, collaborators, or other third parties.

Upon written request, AJ & Partners may delete project-specific data from active systems within two (2) to four (4) weeks, unless retention is required for legal, regulatory, professional, administrative, or record-keeping purposes.

The obligation of confidentiality continues even after completion, termination, or withdrawal of the assignment. Client ownership, confidential information, inventions, and intellectual property rights always remain with the client or the rightful owner.