◆ IP records
Date the design or the idea before you share it.
You are about to show a mechanism, a manuscript, or a design to somebody who could build it without you. Record the files the night before the meeting. What you get is a private, dated record of exactly what you were holding — not a patent filing, not publication, and not patent prior art.
The record is a Base transaction we cannot alter or delete, so the date you can show does not depend on this company still trading. Keep the design files exactly as you recorded them, and keep the receipt.
What happens if we shut down →◦ Use cases
Built for ip records workflows.
Development chronology
Checkpoint selected notes and versions as one part of a larger repository and records process.
Design iterations
Keep exact design files and receipts so a later verifier can reproduce each submitted digest.
Counsel review packet
Share retained source, receipts, identity records, and surrounding evidence with qualified counsel for context-specific advice.
▸ FAQ
Common questions, answered plainly.
Is this a poor man’s patent?
It records that your description existed by a date. It is not a patent filing, not publication, and not patent prior art — prior art turns on public disclosure, and a private record is by definition not disclosure.
Does it give me any rights over the idea?
No. It creates no intellectual property right of any kind. It is a private, dated record of the exact document you were holding.
Should I record before showing it to an investor?
That is the moment it is for. Record the design files and the notes before the meeting, keep the files unchanged, and keep the receipt with them.
Do I need an account?
Not to check a file or use the one-file guest offer when it is available. The verify page is public — no sign-in, nothing to install — and the public notarize page can send one browser-computed digest to checkout without an account. An account opens the signed-in console once you have verified your email address.