Intellectual Property

1. Applicable Legal Framework

Intellectual property protection in Brazil is primarily regulated by:

• Industrial Property Law (Lei n.º 9.279/96) — patents, trademarks, industrial designs;
• Copyright Law (Lei n.º 9.610/98) — literary, artistic, scientific works, and software;
• Software Law (Lei n.º 9.609/98) — specific protection for computer programs;
• Paris Convention and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) — international protection.

2. Protection of Ideas Under Brazilian Law

Brazilian law does not protect abstract ideas, generic concepts, or business methods in themselves (Art. 8 of Lei 9.610/98 and Art. 10 of Lei 9.279/96). What can be protected is the form of expression or materialization of the idea:

• A detailed business plan (protected as an intellectual work under Lei 9.610/98);
• The source code of a software/MVP (protected under Lei 9.609/98);
• The design and visual identity (protected as industrial design or trademark);
• A novel technical invention with industrial application (patentable via INPI).

Important: publishing an idea on the Geniau Platform does not, by itself, constitute a patent, trademark, or copyright registration with INPI or the National Library.

3. Cryptographic Timestamp — Proof of Prior Existence

Geniau automatically records a cryptographic hash (SHA-256) of each submitted idea, associated with the exact date and time (timestamp). This record serves as proof of prior existence, demonstrating that the content existed on a certain date.

Limitations: the cryptographic timestamp is an element of evidence and may be used in judicial or arbitral proceedings, but:

• It does not replace formal patent registration with INPI;
• It does not replace copyright registration with the National Library;
• It does not guarantee exclusive commercial exploitation;
• Its effectiveness as evidence is subject to the discretion of the competent court.

4. AI-Generated Content

Business plans, market analyses, financial projections, and other content generated by Geniau's AI are produced by large language models (LLMs) and have the following legal characteristics:

• Current Brazilian law does not attribute authorship to works generated exclusively by AI, as Art. 11 of Lei 9.610/98 requires the author to be a natural person;
• Geniau grants the User a broad, non-exclusive, and transferable license over content generated for their account, including the right to commercial use, reproduction, and adaptation;
• Geniau retains rights over the AI engine, algorithms, prompts, architecture, and trademark of the Platform;
• The User acknowledges that similar content may be generated for other Users, as AI operates based on probabilistic models.

5. Creator Responsibility

The User who publishes an idea on the Platform declares and warrants that:

• They are the legitimate creator or holder of rights over the published content;
• The content does not infringe third-party intellectual property rights;
• The content does not violate trade secrets, non-disclosure agreements (NDA), or non-compete clauses to which they may be subject;
• They assume full responsibility for any third-party claims related to the published content.

Geniau does not perform prior art searches in patent databases (INPI, USPTO, EPO), trademark registries, or copyright databases. AI validation only checks for the public presence of similar concepts on the open internet.

6. Transfer of Rights Upon Sale

When purchasing an idea or business plan on the Geniau marketplace, the buyer receives:

• Commercial use license over the purchased content (business plan, analyses, documentation);
• Right of adaptation — the buyer may modify and develop the content for their own purposes;
• Non-exclusivity — unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties, the same idea may be purchased by more than one buyer.

For exclusive rights transfer, custom licensing, or full intellectual property assignment, the parties must formalize a separate instrument outside the Platform, with independent legal counsel.

7. Notice & Takedown Procedure

If you believe that any content published on the Platform infringes your intellectual property rights, please send a notification to suporte@geniau.com containing:

• Identification of the allegedly infringing content (URL or description);
• Description of the violated right and proof of ownership;
• Your identification and contact information;
• A good-faith declaration that the use was not authorized by the rights holder.

Geniau will review the notification and may remove the content within 5 (five) business days, notifying the author to submit a counter-notification, if applicable.

8. Contact

• IP Questions: suporte@geniau.com
• Company: NAVROZ PARTICIPAÇÕES LTDA — CNPJ 64.335.226/0001-26
• Address: Rua Min. Correia de Castro, 232, Vila Serralheiro, São Paulo/SP, ZIP 02.836-060