The blockchain way to intellectual property

management

IP management is hardYou are an innovative company.You know well how complex and risky is to manage and protect intellectual property.

Trade secret? Patent? Disclose? When? How?Making the wrong decisions, selecting the wrong tools or just being late in executing your strategies could endanger your company and potentially end your business.

Moreover, in a first-to-file world, defensive IP strategies are getting more on more important.

Choose Bernstein to secure and manage your IP.

Risks on your roadThreats may come from multiple sources: patent trolls, competitors, deceitful partners, unloyal employees, hackers, …

And, if you are not prepared, those threats may easily:● delay your go-to-market plans● kill your R&D investments● generate loss of revenues● introduce unplanned legal costs

Bernstein allows your company to create solid foundations to neutralize these risks. At low effort and low cost, you will be able to grow a resilient and future-proof IP portfolio.

Bernstein solutionBernstein is a web service that allows innovators to register inventions and proofs of use on the Bitcoin blockchain. Bernstein unique protocol will create certificates that can prove: existence, integrity and ownership of any IP related document.Certificates are linked together to create a trail of records for the whole lifecycle of any invention.

● Compatible with any kind of IP assets: documents, lab notes, datasets, ...

● Create an encrypted repository of your invention portfolio.

● Optional: defensive publishing solution offering strong timestamping and undisputable public availability.

● Combine blockchain certificates with timestamps from EU trusted authorities.

Manage the whole innovation lifecycle on the blockchain

InventionCertificate

March 2015

Lab notesProof of use

May 2015

UpdatedinventionCertificate

October 2015

Lab pictureProof of use

January 2016

Lab datasetProof of use

February 2016

UpdatedinventionCertificate

April 2016

Invention disclosureCertificateSeptember 2016

Blockchain

Private PublicInvention publicly available on IPFS, the decentralized file system.

How does it workAs easy as uploading a bunch of files. Bernstein will take care of encrypting everything in your browser and inserting a cryptographic fingerprint of the IP assets in a blockchain transaction. This bitcoin transaction is the root of the blockchain certificate that will be issued.

● Invention files are not disclosed to anyone, not even to Bernstein itself.

● Bernstein certificates are independently verifiable by any third party exclusively against the blockchain.

● The encrypted content of the invention may be stored at multiple locations.

invention files upload local encryption

encrypted cloud and IPFS storage

blockchainregistration

Cloud, IPFS, blockchain

InventionCertificate

February 2017

Your browser

Bernstein benefits - 1

● Prove prior knowledge and prior usePreserve your freedom to operate by presenting undisputable proofs of use.

● Avoid being late to the marketGet rid of slow and expensive traditional notarization procedures.

● Strong evidences to defend trade secretsMake the most of the Trade Secret Defense Act (US) and Trade Secret Directive (EU).

● Reduce the risk of IP theftsEnjoy free encrypted storage, no secrets at company premises.

● Deter disloyal employeesEasily prove employee knowledge and participation for specific IP assets.

● Secure copyrightConveniently timestamp and sign documentation and software.

Bernstein benefits - 2

● Keep it confidentialAvoid involving any third party (notary, consultants, authorities, …) in the process.

● Not only documentsEasily notarize any kind of file, even large dataset (try that with a notary).

● Reduce costs, save timeStrong and convenient notarization procedures, right from your computer.

● Establish company-wide good IP management practicesEasy and fast deployment and implementation. Nothing to install or maintain.

● Always the largest perimeter Timely secure or disclose as the invention, evolves at no additional costs.

Decentralization mattersQ: “Is Bernstein becoming a single point of failure for my IP management strategies?”A: “No. Bernstein is decentralized by design.”Bernstein certificates can be independently validated directly against the blockchain. No custom data structures are stored on Bernstein servers.

Your certificates are valid indefinitely and globally, regardless of Bernstein remaining in business.

Moreover both your private and disclosed inventions are stored on IPFS, a decentralized file system.

Pricing

Custom pricing for larger volumes of monthly certificates.

All plans include:● unlimited users● unlimited storage

Select the plan that offers enough monthly certificates, based on the volume of IP assets you will need to register on the blockchain and to disclose.

Paid plans are available starting from March 1st, 2017.

Trial Silver Gold Platinum

Free €89 €356 €1,139

3 certs 10 certs/mo 50 certs/mo 200 certs/mo

The traditional way to secure your IP- notary public certifications (X000€/doc)- deposit to copyright offices (X00€/doc)- provisional patent filings (X00€/doc)- commercial disclosure services (X00€/doc)

Additional costs- due to centralized processes that needs internal

coordination and efforts- caused by delays in go-to-market

Save money, save timeBernstein- flat rate, starting from 89€/month

Additional advantages- unlimited seats- unlimited storage- encrypted versioned repository- easy deployment within the organization- very light impact on internal procedures- always secure the biggest invention perimeter

Branded version for law firms Are you a law firm? Or an IP service provider?Bernstein makes it easy to expand your portfolio of services by including blockchain-based IP management solutions.

A version of Bernstein under the brand of your firm is the most convenient way to introduce your clients to the future of IP management.

Your most valuable asset is the trust of your clients.Bernstein is going to further strengthen it!

Team & Company

Marco BarulliManaging Director

Florian WeigandTech Lead

Paul RebohLead Software Engineer

Bernstein Technologies GmbHMaximilianstr. 5280538 MunichGermany

web: www.bernstein.ioemail: info@bernstein.io