Built for Inventors
Prove You Invented It First, Without Spending a Fortune
You have a great idea and limited budget. Patents cost thousands and take years. immut gives you blockchain-verified proof of your invention date in 60 seconds, creating court-ready evidence that you were first.
The Challenge
What Keeps Inventors Up at Night
IP protection challenges that inventors face every day.
Patents Are Prohibitively Expensive
A patent costs $15,000-$50,000+ including attorney fees, filing fees, and maintenance. For independent inventors, that is often more than the entire project budget.
Someone Else Might File First
In a first-to-file patent system, speed matters. While you save up for a patent attorney, someone else could independently discover and file for the same invention.
Sharing Your Idea Risks Theft
You need to share your invention with manufacturers, investors, and partners to bring it to market. Each conversation creates a risk that someone takes your idea and runs with it.
No Proof of When You Created It
Without formal documentation, proving when you had an idea relies on memory and circumstantial evidence. That is not enough if someone challenges your priority.
The Solution
How immut Fits Your Workflow
Blockchain-verified IP protection designed for how inventors actually work.
Timestamp Your Invention Immediately
Upload sketches, descriptions, prototypes, and technical documents the moment you create them. Each file gets a blockchain-verified date that no one can dispute.
Protect Before You Share
Timestamp your complete invention documentation before approaching manufacturers, investors, or partners. If they take your idea, you have proof you had it first.
Build a Development Timeline
Timestamp each iteration from napkin sketch to working prototype. A comprehensive timeline is powerful evidence of independent creation and continuous development.
Establish Prior Art
Even if you choose not to patent, your timestamps create prior art that can prevent others from patenting the same invention and blocking you from using your own creation.
Real-World Scenario
A Day in the Life: Independent Inventor Protecting a New Product Idea
Tom has designed a novel kitchen gadget. He has a working prototype, detailed CAD drawings, and is ready to approach manufacturers. He cannot afford a patent and is worried about idea theft.
Tom uploads his CAD files, prototype photos, design notes, and a video demonstrating the gadget to immut. He gets blockchain certificates for everything in under 5 minutes.
Before his first manufacturer meeting, he timestamps the exact specification document he plans to share. This creates proof of what he had before any disclosure.
The manufacturer declines but six months later launches a suspiciously similar product. Tom's blockchain certificates prove his design pre-dates their product by over a year.
Tom's lawyer presents the blockchain evidence in a trade secret misappropriation claim. The manufacturer settles rather than face court with irrefutable evidence against them.
An independent inventor protected his creation and enforced his rights without ever filing a patent.
Benefits
Why Inventors Choose immut
Start Free
The Starter plan lets you timestamp your first inventions at no cost. Upgrade to Professional for $29/month when you need unlimited protection.
Instant Protection
Upload a file and get blockchain-verified proof in 60 seconds. No lawyers, no forms, no waiting periods.
Court-Ready Evidence
Blockchain timestamps are recognised as evidence in UK, EU, US, and Chinese courts. Your certificate is ready if you ever need it.
Complete Privacy
Your invention details are never uploaded. Only a mathematical fingerprint goes to the blockchain. Your secrets stay secret.
Prior Art Defence
If someone else patents your idea, your timestamps prove you had it first. This is powerful leverage for invalidating their patent.
Works With Patents Too
If you later decide to file a patent, your timestamps provide supporting evidence of your development timeline and invention date.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Can blockchain timestamps really replace a patent?
They serve different purposes. Patents give you the right to stop others from using your invention. Blockchain timestamps prove when you created it. For inventors who cannot afford patents, timestamps with trade secret protection provide meaningful legal protection at a fraction of the cost. Many inventors use timestamps while saving for patent filing.
What should I timestamp?
Everything related to your invention: sketches, CAD files, prototype photos, test results, design notes, manufacturing specifications, and any documents describing how it works. The more comprehensive your timeline, the stronger your evidence.
Is this better than posting my idea to myself in a sealed envelope?
Significantly better. The poor man's patent (sealed envelope) is easily challenged in court because envelopes can be steamed open and resealed. Blockchain timestamps are cryptographically verifiable and stored on an immutable public ledger that no one can tamper with.
What if I want to patent later?
Your blockchain timestamps complement a future patent application. They provide supporting evidence of your invention timeline and can help establish your priority date. Many patent attorneys appreciate having timestamped documentation from their clients.
Do I need technical knowledge to use immut?
Not at all. If you can upload a file to a website, you can use immut. There is no technical setup, no software to install, and no learning curve. Upload your file and you are protected.
Ready to Protect Your IP?
Book a call to see how immut gives inventors instant, blockchain-verified proof of their innovations. Get protected on the call.