IP Load Balancing on the Ledger
How we keep intellectual property fair, cooperative, and useful at scale.
Most IP systems are static. You register an asset, assign some rights, and then spend the next 20 years either defending it from use or trying to squeeze rent out of it. The ledger is just a notary.
Liana Banyan’s IP Ledger is different. It’s a test-net-by-design, cooperative ledger where every IP asset is born into an economic and ethical context — and where the rules are tuned for universal sustained prosperity, not extraction.
IP Load Balancing is how we keep those rules fair over time.
The Basic Pattern
For the patents we’ve already built:
| Allocation | Recipient | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | The Platform | Cooperative owns the majority |
| 20% | The Founder | Same type any creator can choose |
| 20% | External IP Pool | Sponsors + patent funders |
That 20% external slice is split in half:
- 10% goes into a Global Sponsor Pool: a diversified slice of every existing patent.
- 10% goes into Patent Buckets: dynamically rebalanced groups of patents funded by Credits and Marks.
Every license event, the ledger records:
- How revenue was split (60/20/10/10)
- Which sponsor units and bucket stakes were paid
- How close each bucket is to its fairness target
Buckets, Caps, and Recycling
Patents don’t all mature at the same speed. Without correction, early backers of “slow” patents get punished, and early backers of “fast” patents can turn into permanent landlords.
To prevent that:
We group patents into buckets, aiming to keep per-stake returns across buckets roughly aligned.
At regular snapshots, we recompute bucket membership based on actual performance; the number of buckets is allowed to change.
Each external capital stake has a hard per-stake cap (e.g., $10M in cumulative payouts). When a stake hits that cap, it stops earning and its slot is reopened at current fair value.
As stakes become more valuable, we can split them into smaller pieces so ticket sizes stay human-scale.
All of this is recorded on the IP Ledger:
- Stake issuance and transfers
- Bucket assignments and reassignments
- Snapshots, caps reached, splits performed, and payouts
Anyone can audit the history. Nobody can quietly rewrite it.
Why Put This on the Ledger at All?
Because if we’re serious about universal sustained prosperity — about building infrastructure where “enough is enough” is baked into the math — then we can’t leave IP economics in the shadows.
IP Load Balancing on the Ledger turns patents from isolated assets into a cooperative, load-balanced utility, with:
- Majority control in the hands of the platform and workers
- Limited, recyclable returns for external capital
- Dynamic rebalancing so slow and fast IP both contribute to a fair system
- Full transparency on who benefits, when, and why
New IP families will plug into this pattern where it makes sense, using the same Three-Tier IP Control Framework every creator on Liana Banyan gets. The ledger makes sure those choices — and their consequences — are visible, consistent, and hard to cheat.
The Phased Rollout
We’re implementing IP Load Balancing in three phases:
Phase 1: Patent Portfolio (Current)
Apply 60/20/20 + Global Sponsor + Patent Buckets + caps/splits to the existing patent portfolio on the ledger. All logic on-chain/ledger-recorded, so the fairness story is provable.
Phase 2: IP Class Expansion
Define which IP classes qualify for economic Load Balancing:
- Patents (already covered)
- Certain licensed content (music, educational materials)
- Other revenue-bearing IP where licensing flows are clear
For each class: decide external slice size, whether it uses global pools, buckets, or a simpler variant.
Phase 3: Selective Extension
Consider extending to select non-patent IP where the economics are clear and members want pooled exposure (e.g., education or media IP pools).
Everything else on the ledger stays as governance and provenance only — registration + tier selection + veto rights, without the full sponsor/bucket machinery.
What Gets Recorded
The IP Ledger stores:
| Record Type | Data |
|---|---|
| IP Asset Identifiers | Patent numbers, application IDs, innovation references |
| Tier Selections | A/B/C choice for each asset |
| Stake Ownership | Who holds sponsor units and bucket stakes |
| Snapshots | Bucket partitions at each rebalancing event |
| Payouts | Every distribution, with amounts and recipients |
| Cap Events | When stakes hit $10M and are retired |
| Split Events | When stakes are subdivided |
This creates an immutable audit trail of IP economics that anyone — sponsors, members, regulators, researchers — can inspect.
Connection to Universal Sustained Prosperity
Liana Banyan’s platform is built around three economic laws for Sustained Universal Prosperity:
- Enough for everyone, sustainably — not unbounded accumulation
- Rules where “enough is codified” — surplus is recycled, not concentrated
- Infrastructure that supports many small entrepreneurs — not a few large incumbents
IP Load Balancing implements these principles for intellectual property:
- Per-stake caps ensure no one extracts unlimited rent
- Dynamic buckets prevent lucky early bets from dominating
- 60% platform ownership keeps the community in control
- Transparent ledger makes the rules enforceable
This is the economic complement to our Exponential Innovation Engine, which handles how innovations are generated and attributed. One governs creation; the other governs distribution.
For Creators: What This Means
If you bring IP to Liana Banyan:
You choose your tier (A/B/C) — same framework everyone uses, including the founder.
Your choice is recorded on the ledger — visible, consistent, and binding.
If your IP generates revenue, distributions follow the rules — no surprises, no backroom deals.
If external funders back your work, they’re subject to caps and bucket rebalancing — they can’t become permanent landlords on your creation.
For Sponsors: What This Means
If you fund IP development:
You can choose diversified or concentrated exposure — Global Sponsor Pool vs. Patent Buckets.
Your returns are generous but capped — up to $10M per stake, then it recycles.
Bucket membership may change — we rebalance to keep per-stake returns fair, not to punish you.
Everything is auditable — you can see exactly how your stake performs and when caps apply.
Technical Implementation
The IP Ledger is implemented as a test-net-by-design blockchain:
- Not a public chain — permissioned, cooperative-controlled
- Not a token — no speculation, no secondary market gambling
- Immutable records — but not “trustless” — we trust the cooperative governance
- Efficient — designed for audit and governance, not high-frequency trading
The ledger integrates with:
- Supabase for real-time stake management
- Platform economics for payout calculations
- Three-Tier Framework for creator control
Further Reading
- Full Patent Economics Paper — Complete technical explanation
- Patent Buckets FAQ — Plain-language Q&A
- Three-Tier IP Control Framework — How creators choose control vs. payoff
- I Built an Aircraft Carrier to Launch My Plane — Founder’s perspective
- A Considered Approach to Universal Sustained Prosperity — Theoretical foundation
Questions? Contact us at Support@LianaBanyan.org