Member IP Rules: What You Keep, What You Share

Member IP Rules: What You Keep, What You Share The short version: Use our patents freely. Keep your own unless it’s derivative of ours. The Core Principle “You get to use all the patent I.P. freely — within Liana Banyan; without having to share your own.” This statement is TRUE under these conditions: Scenario Your IP Status Sharing Required? Your IP is independent (not derived from LB IP) Yours entirely No — keep 100% Your IP uses LB platform IP in your business Yours + platform benefit No — you’re licensed to use it Your IP is derivative of internal LB IP Must follow LB rules Yes — if used on platform What “Derivative” Means Your IP is derivative of LB IP if: ...

February 17, 2026 · 5 min · 976 words · Jonathan R. Jones