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We try to speak plainly: what belongs on the open web and what is still bench work are spelled out on Research status. Good-faith corrections and sharp questions help us keep that line honest. If you need evaluation, licensing, a prototype, or an NDA conversation, start with Partners or Contact.

IP posture
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IP

Trade secret and black-box delivery first—consistent with Phyllux’s north star (flourishing people can trust means clarity about what stays private versus what is on the public record): partners integrate under NDA, and inner implementation stays private. Public proof sets the timeline and prior art. Patent filings are selective when counsel recommends them, not a standing program; day-to-day protection is partner black box, trade secrecy, and deliberate public release. Research status tracks how we describe evidence versus what is still open.

Novelmate Studio (fiction workspace) is marketed on novelmatestudio.com under its own brand agreements. This IP page is Phyllux pillar posture; do not treat that domain’s checkout or terms as the same bundle as Phyllux black box unless a contract lists both.

Public lane. For what we can say about trade secrets without disclosing parameter-level recipes—lanes, domain buckets, diligence value—see Trade secrets — public lane.

Public lane. The steward intends phyllux.io as a resource for study and teaching (biomimicry, geometry, honest research copy). What that means in license terms and what stays gated lives in one place: Open resource.

Disclosure lanes

Disclosure lanes

Partner (black box)

Partner packs, method overviews, interfaces, benchmarks. Licensed partners only. Inputs and outputs under NDA; inner implementation stays trade secret.

TRADE SECRET

PhiKey rotation sequences, manufacturing tolerances, signal processing optimizations, tuning.

PUBLIC

Prior art, proof packs, non-enabling docs. GitHub repos, disclosures. Establishes timeline.

Steward / counsel (exceptional)

External IP instruments only if counsel ever recommends a specific move. Not a standing filing program. Day-to-day protection remains black box and trade secret.

Timeline

DateEvent
Jan 7, 2026Public disclosure, GitHub repos published
OngoingPartner black-box integrations; steward review of what may be published
Q4 2026Integration demo (Core)

What's protected how

Open to license, acquisition, or partnership

Phyllux IP is available for paid evaluation, license, prototype, exclusive license, asset purchase, or full acquisition with founder transition support. Public proof and trade-secret protection are deliberately combined so a buyer or licensee receives something concrete: a documented prior-art timeline, a curated public lane, and inner detail under NDA.

Commercial routes → · Strategic acquisition → · Licensing ladder → · commercial inquiry · investor / acquisition · Contact

VAULT / PhiKey decision space

Not every fork is decided in public. Docs include both paths with safe defaults; full implementation detail stays gated. Start with the PhiKey overview, then the public research lane and checklists below.

See options → · Phyllux Vault (public lane) · Safe publish checklist

Trade secrets (public lane) → · PhiKey → · Proof → · Research status → · Strategic acquisition → · Partners → · Ethics →