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Three filings.
One standard.
Verdict has filed three patent applications at the USPTO. The posture is defensive, not offensive. The Sealed Evidence Record specification is Apache 2.0 forever. Verdict publishes a RAND-Z licensing commitment for conformant SER implementations, scoped to the SER specification, version-pinned to the published conformance test, and subject to defensive-termination terms. The patents exist to keep the standard from being forked, captured, or re-proprietarized — not to extract rent from adopters.
◈ RAND-Z licensed · Apache 2.0 spec · Patents do not block conformant SER adoption
Abstract
A system and method for capturing cryptographically sealed evidence records of AI agent actions that render into multiple regulatory formats — SOC 2 dossiers, EU AI Act Article 12 logs, FRE 902(14) self-authenticating court exhibits, and insurer underwriting submissions — without rework. One sealed record satisfies simultaneous compliance with auditing, regulatory, evidentiary, and insurance standards.
In plain English
Verdict captures what autonomous AI agents do at runtime and seals it cryptographically so the evidence cannot be modified. The sealed record is smart enough to render into whatever format regulators, courts, insurers, and auditors need — without rework.
Core invention pillars
- ◈Closed taxonomy of canonical AI agent event types
- ◈Content-addressed policy bundle versioning via SHA-256
- ◈RFC 6962 Merkle trees + Sigstore Rekor anchoring + Ed25519 HSM signing
- ◈Hash-preserving redaction (GDPR Article 17 compliance without breaking proof)
- ◈Evidentiary Completeness Score (ECS) → FRE 902(14) certification map
Abstract
Provisional application filed at the USPTO. Subject matter is under non-public review pending non-provisional conversion. Conversion deadline May 6, 2027.
In plain English
Additional patent coverage for the VERDICT evidence infrastructure. Full subject matter will be published upon non-provisional conversion.
Abstract
Provisional application filed at the USPTO. Subject matter is under non-public review pending non-provisional conversion. Conversion deadline May 6, 2027.
In plain English
Additional patent coverage for the VERDICT evidence infrastructure. Full subject matter will be published upon non-provisional conversion.
The patents protect the standard.
Every conformant SER implementation receives a RAND-Z licensing commitment scoped to the published SER conformance test, subject to defensive-termination terms. Use the spec. Build on it. Fork it. The patents only ever activate against actors who try to fork the category into a closed proprietary standard. Full terms at verdict.systems/ip-policy.
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