SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

for the use of the Software

“i3 – Information Intelligence 2 Insights”

Analyst Version plus Report Version

This Software License Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into between:

Owner / Provider
Dr. Heinz-Gerd Kneip
heini@hein-i3.com

and

User
Email address, name of the organization, full name and full address as provided in the registration form.

1. Subject Matter of the Agreement

The Owner grants the User a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the software product “i3 – Information Intelligence 2 Insights” (“Software”) solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

The Software is provided exclusively in its current version and on an “as is” basis.

The Software must be requested by completing the registration form on the website www.hein-i3.com. By requesting the Software, the User confirms acceptance of this Software License Agreement.

2. Business and Organizational Use

The Software may be used only by companies, corporations, partnerships, public authorities, academic or research institutions, non-profit organizations, other legally established organizations or entities, and other professional users such as sole traders or freelancers.

The Software is not offered for private or personal use by consumers.

3. Territorial Restrictions

The Software may not be supplied, exported, transferred, made available or used in countries, territories or jurisdictions where such supply, export, transfer, availability or use is prohibited or restricted by applicable sanctions, export control laws or other applicable laws or regulations.

In addition, the Software may not be supplied, exported, transferred, made available or used in any country which is listed in the EU sanctions map: as reference point cf. https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/#/main.

The applicable restrictions may be updated from time to time where required by applicable law or by changes in the Owner’s distribution policy.

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All intellectual property rights, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, source code, documentation, concepts and design elements relating to the Software remain the exclusive property of the Owner.

Any modifications, suggestions, improvements or enhancements proposed or requested by Users and implemented into the Software may be used by the Owner without restriction, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

5. Usage Restrictions

The User shall not, directly or indirectly:

• copy, distribute, license, rent, lease, sell, lend, publish or otherwise make the Software or its documentation available to any third party;

• transfer the Software to another user or organization;

• modify, adapt, translate or create derivative works based on the Software;

• decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, algorithms or internal structure of the Software, except where explicitly permitted under mandatory applicable law.

• use the Software, its documentation, training materials or other materials provided by the Provider as the basis for providing paid training, courses, seminars, workshops, consulting services or other commercial services relating specifically to the use or operation of the Software, or otherwise commercially exploit the Software or materials provided by the Provider, without the prior written consent of the Provider.

6. Technical Environment and Installation

The Software is designed as a 64-bit application for Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11 environments.

The Owner does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation of the Software under any particular hardware configuration, network environment or in interaction with third-party software.

For simplified installation and portability, the Software is installed within a single directory and does not require:

• installation of DLL files into system directories;

• modifications to the Windows Registry.

The Software is not designed for multi-user access and shall not be installed on server directories.

The User acknowledges that installation or execution of the Software may be restricted by internal IT security policies or organizational compliance requirements. The Owner is not obligated to provide technical support related to such restrictions.

7. User Responsibility and Limitation of Liability

The analysis of information from patents and scientific publications is a complex process requiring specialized knowledge and professional expertise.

The User acknowledges that the quality and reliability of any analytical result depend substantially on:

a) Source Documents

The completeness, accuracy, relevance and quality of the underlying documents.

The collection or provision of source documents is not part of the Software.

b) Analytics Procedures

The Software is a tool for the consolidation of documents from different sources, standardization, selection of relevant documents, enrichment, data normalization and cleanup, establishment of relationships between data elements, analytical processing and visualization, and preparation of reports.

The analytical methods and processing steps implemented in i3 are essentially described in the accompanying manual and are intended to be transparent and reviewable by suitably qualified experts.

c) Interpretation and Evaluation

The interpretation and evaluation of analytical results, including their interpretation in a legal, technical, commercial or business context, and any decisions based on such results, are outside the scope of the Software.

The User shall obtain professional advice, including advice from qualified patent attorneys or other experts, where appropriate.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner shall not be liable for losses or damages arising from or related to incomplete, inaccurate or unsuitable source data; improper use or configuration of the Software; errors in data processing or interpretation; or decisions made or actions taken by the User or any third party based on analytical results generated with i3.

The Software is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit liability to the extent that such exclusion or limitation is prohibited by mandatory applicable law.

8. Use of External (Patent) Information Services

i3 is an independent analysis software and does not provide access to, scrape, or automatically download data from third-party patent databases.

Users may import patent and scientific literature data that they have lawfully obtained from external information services or databases and use i3 to process, analyze, normalize, visualize and report such data, subject to the applicable terms of use, licences and other rights governing the respective data source.

Users may open documents in external services and manually transfer selected information by copy & paste, for example bibliographic data, abstracts,  claims, or images to i3 for subsequent processing and analysis. i3 does not circumvent technical access restrictions and does not perform automated or bulk retrieval of data from external patent databases. The user is responsible for complying with the applicable terms and conditions of the respective information provider, including any restrictions concerning automated access, bulk downloading, redistribution, publication or commercial use.

9. Software Usage Period, Updates and Pricing

The User is granted the right to use the Software free of charge and without a time limitation.

The Owner intends to provide software updates, including bug fixes, stability improvements, functional enhancements, new features and improved or new import filters, free of charge.

The provision of updates, new features, import filters or other improvements does not constitute a contractual obligation to provide continuous maintenance, support or a particular number or frequency of updates.

The Owner may modify or discontinue future updates or improvements at his discretion.

10. Bug Reports and Feedback

The User is encouraged to report reproducible software defects or bugs to the Owner by email at heini@hein-i3.com.

Submission of feedback or bug reports does not create any obligation for the Owner to provide updates, corrections, maintenance or support services. The Owner will nevertheless make reasonable efforts to investigate and, where practicable, correct reported defects.

11. Confidentiality

The Owner will treat information shared by the User in connection with the use, testing, optimization or improvement of i3 as confidential, unless otherwise agreed in writing or disclosure is required by law.

During the process of optimizing i3 according to User requests, such as bug fixes, feature requirements or import filters, it may be necessary to exchange information including, for example, downloads of search results, lists of field or display codes, descriptions of analytical processes, or other related information.

The Owner will use such information solely for purposes related to the development, optimization, support or improvement of i3 and will not disclose it to third parties unless required by law or otherwise agreed with the User.

Registration for, or downloading of, Software or documents from www.hein-i3.com may require certain personal information, such as an email address, full name or country of residence. Such information will be processed solely for purposes related to registration, delivery of the requested Software or documents, and communication concerning i3, subject to the applicable privacy policy and data protection laws.

12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding its conflict-of-law provisions.

To the extent legally permissible, the courts having jurisdiction at the Owner’s place of residence shall have jurisdiction over disputes arising from or in connection with this Agreement.

Münster, Germany, 29.09.2026