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Electronic evidence
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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.
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.