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Perspectives on protecting innovation and putting intellectual property to work.
The question that stalls indie game deals: “Who owns what?”
How video game studios protect their IP and prove ownership of code, art, and music. A practical guide to due diligence from prototype to publishing deal.
When Institutions Play Startup: The Cautionary Tale and Demise of WIPO PROOF
A post-mortem on why a UN agency’s commercial timestamping service collapsed after 20 months, and what it teaches the IP ecosystem about digital evidence.
Is your IP ready to be financed? A checklist built on the EUIPO's five priorities
IP-backed finance · Part 4
The EUIPO's five priorities for IP-backed finance, read as a to-do list for IP owners and their counsel. What to put in place now so your IP qualifies when the instruments arrive.
EU Qualified Ledgers: A Legal Privilege No Technology Earned
The EU grants qualified ledgers a legal presumption their technology does not earn. It helps in EU courts, adds little elsewhere, and is no substitute for proof anyone can verify.
Before You Submit: How to Protect Your Architectural Work
Before submitting to a tender or competition, preserve evidence of your design, clarify permitted uses and plan any public disclosure to support protection.
Blockchain in IP finance: the lesson of patent NFTs
IP-backed finance · Part 3
Patent NFTs promised a liquid market for intellectual property. The collapse of IPwe shows why the true value of distributed ledgers lies in durable evidence, not tradable tokens.
From first sketch to final collection: building evidence of your designs
What a French fashion dispute can teach designers about timestamping, confidential sharing and preserving their work.
No data, no deals: the evidence gap in IP finance
IP-backed finance · Part 2
Why do lenders hesitate to accept IP as collateral? The EUIPO describes a vicious circle of missing data. Learn what lenders actually need to see, and how your company can break the cycle by providing verifiable evidence.
Your certificate is immutable. Your files are not.
How everyday tools can change certified files without an explicit save, and why preserving the exact original matters.
IP-backed finance and the disclosure paradox
IP-backed finance · Part 1
The EUIPO's 2026 report puts 'make IP visible' first on the road to IP-backed finance. For trade secrets and know-how, visibility is the risk. How to disclose the proof without disclosing the secret.
Make employee NDAs more robust with a verifiable record of confidential knowledge
Connect employee NDAs to a verifiable record of confidential knowledge, from onboarding through project development to departure, without reproducing sensitive content in employment paperwork.