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IP Claims May Be Litigated in Court

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How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

The parties agree to sever and litigate in court any request for public injunctive relief after completing arbitration for the underlying claim and all other claims.

Target

either you or Target may bring or take an individual claim in or to a small claims court...you agree that you or Target may bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights...

Credit Karma

you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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either party may bring enforcement actions, validity determinations, or claims arising from or relating to theft, piracy, or unauthorized use of intellectual property in any state, or federal court

Excerpt from DocuSign's Terms and Conditions

Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Entity
DocuSign
Date stated by the document
Jan. 13, 2025
As printed in DocuSign’s text (version CA-V-000735), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000735, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031723
Document ID
CA-D-000197
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000735)
c2cc21ebf763cbb746605891805ea0ef65b8bdf3fdbd1d9da137474b6221524a
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000735, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031723
Version: CA-V-000735
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:14:59 UTC
SHA-256: c2cc21ebf763cbb7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031723/ip-claims-may-be-litigated-in-court/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DocuSign's IP Claims May Be Litigated in Court clause do?

The clause states: “either party may bring enforcement actions, validity determinations, or claims arising from or relating to theft, piracy, or unauthorized use of intellectual property in any state, or federal court”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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