Ethical Commercialisation Charter
Ten commitments that define what IPMeld is — and what it is not.
IPMeld is a technology assembly, validation and licensing platform. These are the standards we hold ourselves to in acquiring, coordinating and licensing intellectual property.
These commitments describe how IPMeld intends to operate. They are published so that inventors, institutions and companies can hold us to a stated standard, and so that the difference between technology commercialisation and patent assertion is unambiguous.
We do not acquire rights solely to threaten operating businesses
Rights are acquired or coordinated to enable commercialisation. Acquiring intellectual property for the purpose of extracting settlements from operating companies is outside our purpose.
We prioritise genuine commercialisation and collaboration
Our objective is deployment: a licence that leads to a product, a pilot that leads to adoption, or a manufacturing relationship that leads to production.
We require ownership and contributor verification
A technology does not progress to licensing until every contributor is identified and the ownership position is documented.
We promote transparent inventor compensation
Proposed contribution and participation are recorded in writing and shared with the people concerned before agreements are executed.
We support good-faith licensing before considering enforcement
Where a third party appears to use protected technology, our first step is a commercial conversation on reasonable terms.
We do not conceal the beneficial ownership of controlled rights
Where IPMeld controls or coordinates rights, the beneficial ownership position is disclosable to counterparties.
We assess cross-licensing arrangements for competition-law risk
Pooling and cross-licensing can raise competition-law issues. Arrangements are reviewed before they are put in place, and adjusted where risk is identified.
We respect academic research rights where contractually agreed
Research, teaching and publication rights reserved by institutions and funders are respected as agreed, including agreed publication timing.
We use litigation only as a last resort to protect legitimate rights
Legal proceedings are a defensive measure of final resort, not a commercial strategy.
We do not guarantee patentability, investment or commercial success
No assessment, introduction or statement by IPMeld is a guarantee of protection, funding, licensing or revenue.
Status of this document
This charter is a statement of operating intent, published as a draft requiring professional review before launch. It does not vary the Terms of Use, the Submission Terms or any executed agreement, and it does not create legally enforceable third-party rights.
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If you believe IPMeld has acted inconsistently with this charter, write to us directly and the matter will be reviewed.