RICH provides continuous, verifiable proof of intellectual property origination by privately hashing and time-stamping every file, edit, and contribution into an immutable blockchain register. This service establishes court-admissible records of ownership and tracks human versus AI contribution throughout the creation lifecycle. The platform delivers instant, tamper-proof certificates to secure IP assets from initial creation through final handover.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
In scientific research, forgery, plagiarism, and data misconduct pose significant threats to the integrity and authenticity of findings. Traditional methods lack a robust mechanism to verify the sequence of research, intermediate results, and prevent unauthorized modification or appropriation of data.
Solution
RICH is a blockchain-based application designed to secure research integrity by creating a timestamped, immutable chain for each stage of the research process. The platform enables researchers to register their work and create a research chain, adding stages of research, experiments, data, and co-authors. This process ensures that research cannot be forged, discarded, replaced, or used without proper attribution. By generating interim or completed research chains, researchers can share their work with a verifiable history of authorship and research timeline, enhancing trust and collaboration.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes solo researchers, research teams, and academic institutions seeking to protect their intellectual property, ensure data integrity, and prevent plagiarism or data misconduct.
Features
- Blockchain-based IDs for author verification
- Creation of research chains with non-changeable and non-deletable properties
- Decentralized file storage to guarantee data integrity
- Functionality to upload and link research stages, experiments, and data
- Tools for adding co-authors and managing research collaboration
- Generation of research chain IDs with embedded authorship information and research history
- QR code generation for easy verification of research authenticity