Licensing Agreement

You are about to have access to Qualified Specialists, LLC, products.  These products relate to API 9^th and 10^th editions.  Original copies of the API specifications may be obtained through API directly or approved API resellers and are the property of API. 

Mark-ups, annotations, and commentary for API specifications are the intellectual property of Qualified Specialists, LLC, that have been independently generated.  Such annotations may include a gap analysis between the 9^th edition and 10^th edition of the API specification and the reasons for such changes between the editions. 

The purchaser, you, through acknowledgement and agreement of this click through agreement, agrees that he/she/they:

1. Understands that these products are the express Intellectual Property of Qualified Specialists, LLC, based upon API specifications.
2. No transfer of Intellectual Property from Qualified Specialists, LLC, is provided through this Agreement.
3. The products have been developed through professional judgement specific to Qualified Specialists, LLC, and not through any other organization, including API.
4. The products are without warranty.
5. As these products are the Intellectual Property of Qualified Specialists, LLC, the purchaser agrees to not distribute copies of materials in oral, written, or visual form, or relay data, or access information to Qualified Specialists, LLC, products to others.
6. The purchaser agrees to the terms of access provided by Qualified Specialists, LLC, for the product(s).
7. Violation of this Agreement, through intentional or negligent acts, may result in Qualified Specialists, LLC, seeking redress from a court of competent jurisdiction, located in Houston, Texas, using the State of Texas substantive laws, regardless of conflict of laws statutes.