Ideas are most vulnerable at the moment they are first shared, before any patent, trademark, or contractual protection exists.
At this stage, failure to establish proof of origination may result in the permanent loss of attribution, evidentiary standing, and negotiating position, regardless of original authorship.
The Idea Registry exists to establish an independently verifiable record of idea origination at the earliest possible stage.
Registration creates a permanent, time-stamped reference of existence and timing, which may be presented as evidence of originality prior to disclosure, subject to applicable law.
Issued by The Idea Registry – Establishing record prior to disclosure.
The Idea Registry establishes the official record of when an idea is first documented.
Before disclosure. Before discussion. Before risk.
Every serious idea begins with registration.
Create a free account to start your registration
Secure. Private. Strictly Confidential.
Encrypted · Time-stamped · Independently verifiable
The global standard for documenting idea origination
Ideas are routinely lost, disputed, or misappropriated not because they lacked value, but because they lacked record.
Most ideas are shared informally - in messages, meetings, emails, or conversations - without any independent proof of when they originated or who held them first.
The absence of registration places the originator at risk.
The Idea Registry provides a neutral, third-party system for recording:
The original concept
The scope of the idea
Claimed variations and extensions
The exact date and time of registration
Registration is completed in a single formal submission.
Each registration requires:
Title of the Idea - the identifying reference
Description - the core concept as understood at time of registration
Claims - what the originator asserts as their contribution
Variations - foreseeable extensions or adaptations
Upon completion, the record is sealed, time-stamped, and permanently stored.
The Idea Registry exists for the moment before an idea is shared
Before sharing with friends or family
Before consulting a patent attorney
Before pitching an investor
Before you show a co-founder
Before showing manufacturers, developers or suppliers
Before you tell a co-worker or boss
Before you show your professor
Before you show or tell anyone
The Idea Registry establishes proof of idea origination without requiring disclosure of the idea itself.
No idea content is written to the blockchain.
No idea content is made public.
No idea content is accessible to third parties, including The Idea Registry.
The originator submits their idea through a secure registration process.
The submitted content is encrypted and stored privately. Control of the idea remains exclusively with the registrant at all times.
Upon registration, a unique cryptographic fingerprint is generated from the submitted idea.
This fingerprint represents the existence of the idea at a specific point in time without revealing any details of the idea itself.
Only the encrypted fingerprint and timestamp are recorded on the blockchain.
No idea descriptions, intellectual property, or readable content are stored on the blockchain at any time.
The registrant may securely share access to their registered idea.
All access events are logged, creating a verifiable record of who viewed the idea and when.
The Idea Registry cannot read, view, or interpret registered ideas.
Idea content is encrypted at rest and in transit. The cryptographic fingerprint is a one-way representation and cannot be reversed to reveal the original idea.
The blockchain is used solely to establish independent proof of existence and time. It is not used to store ideas, descriptions, or intellectual property.
Control of the idea remains exclusively with the registrant.
The blockchain proves that an idea existed.
The registry protects what the idea is.
Permanent record of idea origination.
No ownership claims. No hidden fees.
Choosing not to register an idea is a decision made at your own risk.