{"id":4141,"date":"2020-04-27T07:33:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T05:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/us-patente.com.www243.your-server.de\/?page_id=4141"},"modified":"2022-09-12T16:01:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:01:15","slug":"impressum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/impressum\/","title":{"rendered":"Impressum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid\"><div id=\"element_1177609346724\" class=\"el_row row\"><div class=\"inner-row\"><div id=\"element_2\" class=\"el_column col-md-12\"><div class=\"inner-column\"><div id=\"element-3\" class=\"section-head left\"><div><h2 class=\"section-main-title\">IMPRESSUM \/ SITE NOTICE<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"element_4177609346733\" class=\"el_text\"><h2>Information Pursuant to Sect. 5 German Telemedia Act (TMG)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Office in Heidelberg<br \/>\n<\/strong>RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH<br \/>\nNeuenheimer Landstra\u00dfe 34<br \/>\n69120 Heidelberg<br \/>\nDeutschland<\/p>\n<p>Legal Form: GmbH<br \/>\nCommercial Register: HRB 735578<br \/>\nRegistration Court: Amtsgericht Mannheim<\/p>\n<p><strong>Represented by:<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Siegfried Johannes Wilhelm Ruppert<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>Phone: +49 (0) 6221 354 53 71<br \/>\nTelefax: +49 (0) 6221 354 53 72<br \/>\nE-Mail: office(at)us-patente.com, info(at)us-patente.com<br \/>\nInternet:<span style=\"font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.42px;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.42px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.us-patente.com\">www.us-patente.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>VAT ID<\/h3>\n<p>Sales tax identification number according to Sect. 27 a of the Sales Tax Law:<br \/>\nDE328825817<\/p>\n<h3>Business Registration<\/h3>\n<p>The business registration according to \u00a7 14 oder \u00a7 55c GewO was granted on 19.03.2020 by B\u00fcrger- und Ordnungsamt Heidelberg, Abteilung Gewerberecht.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Supervisory Authority<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Competent Court (Germany):<br \/>\n<\/strong>Landgericht Karlsruhe<br \/>\nHans-Thoma-Str. 7<br \/>\n76133 Karlsruhe<br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nPhone: +49 (0)721 926-8326<br \/>\nE-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:poststelle@lgkarlsruhe.justiz.bwl.de\">poststelle(at)lgkarlsruhe.justiz.bwl.de<\/a><br \/>\nInternet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lgkarlsruhe.de\">www.lgkarlsruhe.de<\/a> und <a href=\"http:\/\/www.service-bw.de\">www.service-bw.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competent Chamber (Germany):<\/strong><br \/>\nRechtsanwaltskammer Karlsruhe<br \/>\nReinhold-Frank-Str. 72<br \/>\n76133 Karlsruhe<br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nPhone: +49 (0) 721 253 40<br \/>\nTelefax: + 49 (0) 721 266 27<br \/>\nE-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:info@rak-karlsruhe.de\">info(at)rak-karlsruhe.de<\/a><br \/>\nInternet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rak-karlsruhe.de\">www.rak-karlsruhe.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competent Chamber (U.S.A.):<\/strong><br \/>\nThe State Bar of California<br \/>\n180 Howard Street<br \/>\nSan Francisco, CA 94105<br \/>\nUnited States of America<br \/>\nTelefon: +1 (415) 538-2000<br \/>\nInternet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\">www.calbar.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Competent Supervisory Authority (U.S.A.):<\/strong><br \/>\nUnited States Patent and Trademark Office<br \/>\nOffice of Enrollment and Discipline<br \/>\n600 Dulany Street<br \/>\nAlexandria, VA 22314<br \/>\nUnited States of America<br \/>\nPhone (toll free): +1 (800) 786-9199<br \/>\nPhone (local): +1 (571) 272-1000<br \/>\nInternet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uspto.gov\">www.uspto.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Job Title and Professional Regulations<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Job Title:<\/strong><br \/>\nU.S. Attorney at Law<br \/>\nU.S. Patent Attorney<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Siegfried J.W. Ruppert:<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessional Title: U.S. Attorney at Law.<\/p>\n<p>The professional title and the academic degree Juris Doctor (JD) were conferred in the United States of America (State: California) by the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ruppert is admitted to practice under U.S. law, is a member of The State Bar of California, and is admitted to practice before the following U.S. courts: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, U.S. District for the Central District of California, 9th Circuit of Appeals, and Supreme Court of California.<\/p>\n<p>With respect to California and U.S. law, the following professional rules apply: Rules of Professional Conduct and The American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct.\u00a0 Rules can be viewed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Attorneys\/Conduct-Discipline\/Rules\/Rules-of-Professional-Conduct\">https:\/\/www.calbar.ca.gov\/Attorneys\/Conduct-Discipline\/Rules\/Rules-of-Professional-Conduct<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/professional_responsibility\/publications\/model_rules_of_professional_conduct\/\">https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/professional_responsibility\/publications\/model_rules_of_professional_conduct\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Professional Title: U.S. Patent Attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The professional title was awarded in the United States of America (State: Virginia) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.\u00a0 Dr. Ruppert was admitted to practice as a U.S. Patent Attorney under U.S. law.<\/p>\n<p>With respect to U.S. patent and trademark law, the following professional rules apply: USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct.\u00a0 Rules can be viewed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/learning-and-resources\/patent-and-trademark-practitioners\/current-patent-practitioner\/ethics-rules\">https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/learning-and-resources\/patent-and-trademark-practitioners\/current-patent-practitioner\/ethics-rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ruppert is also a member of the Karlsruhe Bar Association.\u00a0 The following professional regulations apply: Federal Lawyers&#8217; Act (BRAO).\u00a0 Regulations can be viewed at: <a href=\"https:\/\/dejure.org\/gesetze\/BRAO\">https:\/\/dejure.org\/gesetze\/BRAO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nRUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH is registered with the Regional Court of Karlsruhe.\u00a0 The registration is in the field of legal services in foreign law (United States of America) and can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rechtsdienstleistungsregister.de\/index.php?button=show&amp;id=17863\">https:\/\/www.rechtsdienstleistungsregister.de\/index.php?button=show&amp;id=17863<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Cooperations<\/h3>\n<p>RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH cooperates in selected projects and by arrangement with and on behalf of clients of RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH with the U.S. law firm Taylor English Duma LLP (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.taylorenglish.com\">www.taylorenglish.com<\/a>; 1600 Parkwood Circle, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, telephone: +1 (770) 434-6868, fax: +1 (770) 434-7376, e-mail: info(at)taylorenglish.com).<\/p>\n<p>RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH cooperates with and on behalf of clients of RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH with various foreign law firms, which handle matters for clients of RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH in the respective countries.<\/p>\n<h3>Information Regarding Professional Liability Insurance<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Name and Registered Office of the Insurer:<\/strong><br \/>\nMarkel Insurance SE<br \/>\nSophienstr. 26<br \/>\n80333 M\u00fcnchen<br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nPhone: +49 (0)89 8908 316-50<br \/>\nE-Mail: service(at)markel.de<br \/>\nInternet: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markel.de\">www.markel.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of Insurance:<\/strong><br \/>\nWorldwide<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the Federal Lawyers&#8217; Act (BRAO) \u00a7\u00a7 51, 51a, RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH maintains a professional liability insurance with a minimum insurance sum of 2,500,000.00 Euros.\u00a0 Among other things, insurance cover is provided in the amount of the agreed sum insured for liability claims resulting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>from activities in connection with consulting and employment in non-European law,<\/li>\n<li>from activities of the lawyer before non-European courts, and<\/li>\n<li>from claims of the policyholder before non-European courts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 206\/207 BRAO, RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH maintains individual title insurance policies for Dr. Ruppert in the amount of at least EUR 250,000.00.<\/p>\n<h3>Person Responsible for Editorial According to \u00a7 55 Abs. 2 RStV<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Siegfried Johannes Wilhelm Ruppert<br \/>\nNeuenheimer Landstra\u00dfe 34<br \/>\n69120 Heidelberg<br \/>\nDeutschland<br \/>\nE-Mail: sruppert(at)us-patente.com<\/p>\n<h3>EU Dispute Resolution<\/h3>\n<p>The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/consumers\/odr\/\">https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/consumers\/odr\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our e-mail address can be found above in the site notice.<\/p>\n<h3>Dispute Resolution Proceedings in Front of a Consumer Arbitration Board<\/h3>\n<p>In the event of disputes between patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law of RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH and the client(s), there is the possibility of out-of-court dispute resolution upon request at (i) the regional bar association in Karlsruhe (pursuant to \u00a7 73 para. 2 no. 3 in conjunction with \u00a7 73 para. 5 BRAO), (ii) the arbitration board of the bar (\u00a7191f BRAO) at the Federal Bar Association (Littenstra\u00dfe 9, 10179 Berlin; to be found on the Internet via the homepage of the Federal Bar Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brak.de\/service\/schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft\/\">https:\/\/www.brak.de\/service\/schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft\/<\/a>), or (iii) at Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS) in San Francisco, U.S.A. (Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamsadr.com\/sanfrancisco\">https:\/\/www.jamsadr.com\/sanfrancisco<\/a>, Phone: +1 (415) 982-5267).<\/p>\n<p>Notice pursuant to Section 36 of the German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act (VSBG): RUPPERT U.S. IP is not willing or obligated to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.<\/p>\n<h3>Liability for Content<\/h3>\n<p>As a service provider, RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH is responsible for its own content on these pages in accordance with the general laws pursuant to \u00a7 7 Para.1 TMG.\u00a0 However, according to \u00a7\u00a7 8 to 10 TMG, RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH as a service provider is not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity.<\/p>\n<p>Obligations to remove or block the use of information in accordance with general laws remain unaffected by this.\u00a0 However, liability in this regard is only possible from the point in time at which a concrete infringement of the law becomes known.\u00a0 RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH will promptly remove any content upon becoming aware that it violates the law.<\/p>\n<h3>Liability for Links<\/h3>\n<p>Our websites contain links to external websites of third parties. RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH cannot guarantee the content, correctness, completeness, up-to-dateness or quality of the information provided on these external websites.\u00a0 The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages.\u00a0 The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking.\u00a0 Illegal contents were not recognizable at the time of linking.<\/p>\n<p>However, a permanent control of the contents of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law.\u00a0 If RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH becomes aware of any infringement, it will remove the link immediately, insofar as this is technically possible and reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>The retrievable contributions serve only as general information and are not intended, suitable or intended to be used as legal information or advice for a specific case.\u00a0 Any liability for the content of the retrievable information is excluded, unless it is intentional or grossly negligent misinformation.\u00a0 The same applies to the contents of our company databases.\u00a0 These are based on voluntary information provided to us by the respective companies, individual persons and\/or clients.\u00a0 Here, too, we assume no liability for damages that may result directly or indirectly from the use of the information contained therein, unless these are based on intent or gross negligence.<\/p>\n<h3>Copyright<\/h3>\n<p>The contents and works created by the site operators on these pages are subject to German copyright law.\u00a0 Duplication, processing, distribution, or any form of commercialization of such material beyond the scope of the copyright law shall require the prior written consent of its respective author or creator.\u00a0 Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use.<\/p>\n<p>Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected.\u00a0 In particular, third-party content is identified as such.\u00a0 Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please inform us accordingly.\u00a0 If we become aware of any infringements, we will remove such content immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our image sources have been licensed by us from Fotolia (now Adobe Stock), Shutterstock, and\/or iStock. The appropriate image source credit has been provided in accordance with the licensing terms of Fotolia (now Adobe Stock), Shutterstock, and\/or iStock using the following patterns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Title or description of image, File #, \u00a9 [alias or name of photographer] \/ stock.adobe.com.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Title or description of image, stock photo number, \u00a9 [alias or name of photographer] \/ shutterstock.com.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Title or description of image, stock photo ID, \u00a9 [alias or name of photographer] \/ istockphoto.com.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Legal Notices<\/h3>\n<p>Your use of this website or the transmission of your e-mail, such as by contacting RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH via the RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH website, directly or indirectly, does NOT create an attorney-client relationship.\u00a0 A client-attorney relationship is only and ONLY established when you and RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH have confirmed a client-attorney relationship in a written agreement, in which it is confirmed that such a relationship has come into existence and in which the terms of this relationship are stipulated.\u00a0 Any information you provide to RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH or to any representative of RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH in any communication (whether in person, by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, or in any other manner) shall not be considered confidential until such written agreement, signed by you and RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH, is in place.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing contained on the RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH website is or is intended to be a guarantee, warranty or prediction as to the success of any or your legal matter.<\/p>\n<p>RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH expressly points out that any electronic communication is subject to the usual risks, such as the risk of knowledge and\/or manipulation by unauthorized third parties.\u00a0 Any information that you send to RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH in an e-mail is therefore not confidential.\u00a0 Likewise, there is no guarantee that your e-mail will actually be received by RUPPERT U.S. IP GmbH.<\/p>\n<p>Some states may consider this website to be solicitation.<\/p>\n<p>For tax, operational and insurance reasons, every incoming and outgoing e-mail is stored and archived on an external server.<\/p>\n<p>We will treat and process your data in strict confidence and will not, without your consent or in terms of a mandate granted, disclose it to third parties unless required by law or ordered by a court.\u00a0 Please see our <a href=\"\/en\/privacy-policy\/\">privacy policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Notice:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nFor some email addresses within our web pages, the &#8220;@&#8221; sign has been replaced with &#8220;(at)&#8221; to reduce spam generated by automated web crawlers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4797 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eRecht24-impressum-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4141"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4875,"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4141\/revisions\/4875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us-patente.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}