Prove you had it first, without showing it to anyone.
Designs, manuscripts and research disclosures are sealed the moment they exist. The author holds an independent proof of what existed, and in what form, before it was ever shared with anyone.
What gets sealed
Sealed at creation, establishing priority before any pitch, filing or leak.
Drafts sealed as written; authorship disputes meet a dated, verifiable trail.
Findings sealed before publication or patent counsel, without revealing a word.
How it runs day to day
Creators seal work the moment a version is worth protecting.
Only a salted digest leaves the studio or lab; the work stays secret.
The proof sits in a drawer until it is needed.
In any priority dispute, the sealed version verifies with its anchor date.
A near-identical design surfaces from a former collaborator. The original verifies against an anchor months older than the copy's first appearance: priority established without ever having deposited the work with anyone.
Emailing yourself a copy proves little. A chain anchor is dated by independent validators, not by your own mail server.