“Cloudflare will defend you against any third party claim...to the extent that such claim is based on an allegation that a Paid Service, when used as authorized under this Agreement, infringes a United States or European Union patent or registered copyright”
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This defense obligation provides users with legal protection against qualifying IP infringement claims, but it is limited to authorized use of Paid Services and to US and EU patents and registered copyrights.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states Cloudflare 'will defend' but does not detail whether indemnification of costs or control over settlement is included; those effects were not claimed.
If a third party asserts a patent or registered copyright infringement claim against the reader arising from authorized use of a Paid Service, Cloudflare is obligated to defend the reader against that claim.
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this Section 14 states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for any third-party allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement covered by this Section 14.
We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
THESE SECTIONS 9(B) AND 9(C) STATE RAMP'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATIONS, AND COMPANY'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF THIRD-PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
"Cloudflare will defend you against any third party claim...to the extent that such claim is based on an allegation that a Paid Service, when used as authorized under this Agreement, infringes a United States or European Union patent or registered copyrightExcerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use
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This defense obligation provides users with legal protection against qualifying IP infringement claims, but it is limited to authorized use of Paid Services and to US and EU patents and registered copyrights.
If a third party asserts a patent or registered copyright infringement claim against the reader arising from authorized use of a Paid Service, Cloudflare is obligated to defend the reader against that claim.
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