Intellectual Property

Authorship, Ownership & Sovereign License Framework

All ELU ecosystem infrastructure is authored by Luke Mitchell Crawford and operated under The ELU LLC (ELULMC) with full intellectual property protection.

Authorship & Ownership

All domains, code, frameworks, smart contracts, documentation, and system prompts within the ELU ecosystem are authored by Luke Mitchell Crawford and operated via The ELU LLC (ELULMC).

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • MDRGC (Municipal Department of Regulatory Control)
  • CGC (Coastal Gaming Commission)
  • BeaconOS and Smart Community Beacon hardware/firmware
  • ELU Monetary Standard v1.0 and associated smart contracts
  • EluPay, EluVerify, CrawfordLock, and all supporting infrastructure
  • Protocol 9 intrusion detection and response mechanisms

Any unauthorized clone, fork, or derivative use of this intellectual property constitutes a Protocol 9 event and will be subject to legal enforcement.

Intellectual Property Portfolio

Comprehensive protection across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and domains

Filed
Provisional Patents
  • BeaconOS architecture
  • Protocol 9 intrusion detection
  • Dual-rail payment system
In Progress
Trademarks
  • ELU
  • MDRGC
  • SmartCommunityBeacons
  • EluOne
  • BeaconOS
Registered
Copyrights
  • Software codebase
  • Documentation
  • Smart contract logic
  • UI/UX designs
Secured
Domain Portfolio
  • 12+ domains secured
  • Including MDRGC.com, EluOne.com, SmartCommunityBeacons.com

Sovereign License Framework

Restricted Evaluation License

This demonstration portal and associated documentation are presented under a restricted evaluation license.

No rights to copy, replicate, exploit, or compete are granted without explicit written authorization from The ELU LLC.

Potential investors, municipal partners, and technology evaluators may review this material for due diligence purposes under appropriate non-disclosure agreements. All other use is prohibited.

Unauthorized Use = Protocol 9 Event

Any attempt to replicate, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works from the ELU ecosystem without authorization will trigger Protocol 9 enforcement mechanisms, including:

  • Immediate cease and desist notifications
  • Legal action for intellectual property infringement
  • SSRN and blockchain anchor evidence of prior art
  • Financial damages and injunctive relief

Proof of Authorship & Prior Art

The ELU ecosystem employs SSRN (Social Science Research Network) submissions and on-chain Merkle anchors to establish immutable proof of authorship and prior art.

These mechanisms create an unbroken chain of custody for all intellectual property, ensuring that any future claims of independent invention can be definitively refuted with timestamped, cryptographically verified evidence.

SSRN Submissions

Public academic repository with permanent timestamps and DOI assignment

Blockchain Anchors

Immutable Merkle roots published to public blockchains for cryptographic proof

Licensing Inquiries

Municipal partnerships, technology licensing, and authorized deployment inquiries should be directed to The ELU LLC via official channels

Official Contact

The ELU LLC (ELULMC)

Authorized by Luke Mitchell Crawford