Use cases
Seven situations where proof makes the difference.
The same deposit answers very different needs depending on what you're protecting, and against whom. Here are the most common cases.
You know what's worrying you — a leak, a co-founder leaving, a publication. Choose the situation closest to yours.
Trade secrets
Your confidentiality measures need to be proven, not just claimed — especially when an employee who had access leaves the company.
Open →Business plans
A business plan that circulates widely stays defensible, provided you can precisely date the concept before discussions fall through.
Open →NDAs and contracts
A signed agreement is binding; you still need to prove the text's integrity, the signing date, and the attached documents.
Open →Defensive publication
Publishing instead of patenting preserves your freedom to operate — provided you can precisely date that strategic choice.
Open →Fashion and design
Between short cycles and outsourcing, many designs are never registered — proof then becomes the only protection.
Open →Source code & software IP
Who wrote which line, with which vendor: ownership of code is proven, not presumed — a technical audit confirms it.
Open →Proof of trademark use
An unused trademark can be revoked; you still need to prove real use over the right period, with evidence that isn't scattered.
Open →Torn between several of these situations?
Describe what you want to protect and when — we'll open the case that fits.