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License to Practice

Marin Cionca, Esq., a registered patent attorney and principal and founder of CIONCA IP Law P.C. ("CIONCA IP"), is licensed to practice only before USPTO, and in the state of California. This generally means that CIONCA IP can represent clients from all 50 states, and international clients, only before USPTO, U.S. Copyright Office and U.S. Federal Courts, in federal matters such as patents, trademarks and copyrights. In addition, generally, CIONCA IP can represent clients before state courts, in regard to any legal matters, in California only.

Information Is Not Legal Advice

The information presented on this website is for general informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal advice. The information on this website is only intended to inform you and to help you learn more about legal matters that interests you. CIONCA IP is making efforts to provide useful information directly on this website, or indirectly, by suggesting external websites which it found informative. However, CIONCA IP is not making any promises, or offering any guarantee to you, that the information is up-to-date, complete, or free of errors. You are using the information we provide on this website at your own risk. The links to external websites, such uspto.gov, are provided solely for the purpose of helping you locate information that may be useful to you. CIONCA IP is not making any express or implied representation that it is associated in any way with those websites. You are using those websites at your own risk. The information CIONCA IP provides on this website or during pre-consultation (a.k.a. 'free initial consultation') calls or meetings, informs you about the law, but does not advise you about, for example, the legal course of action which may be appropriate in your particular factual situation. That's legal advice, and you'll have to engage (engagement letter signed and payment submitted) an attorney of your choice (us or other attorneys you choose) before you can expect to receive legal advice.

Attorney-Client Relationship

No attorney-client relationship is created between you and CIONCA IP simply by your use of this website, or by exchanging preliminary information with the firm about your legal problem by e-mail, phone, fax, mail, in person interview, during pre-consultation (a.k.a. 'free initial consultation') calls or meetings, or other forms of communication. Before an attorney-client relationship is created between you and CIONCA IP, three things must have happened: (1) after initial evaluation of your case or legal matter, submitted to us in person, through this website, or through other means, we have accepted to represent you; please note that we may refuse to accept your order/request for services for reasons such as conflict of interests, insufficient time remaining before a deadline, etc. (2) a written fee agreement (a.k.a. engagement letter) was signed by you and we received the signed fee agreement from you; and (3), we have received your payment of a retainer, flat fee, fee advance, total fee, or other fees required by the fee agreement.

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