Aperture Research Works

A defined independent research assignment

Digital Asset & IP Footprint Review

Historic websites and trademark records imply continuity, while rights or operational status may have changed. A source-dated public digital/mark footprint mapped to named entities, with ownership limits clearly marked.

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No phone call required. No investigation or financial commitment begins with an enquiry.

The written handoff

What you will receive

  • Trademark and domain timeline
  • Public brand/use evidence map
  • Registered versus beneficial-rights limitation
  • Required transfer/licence instruments list

Scope boundary

Included and excluded

Proposed starting scope: Up to five domains or marks and three entities; registry and archival public sources within defined dates.

Not included:

  • No trademark legal clearance, title or infringement opinion
  • No hacking, scraping behind access controls or registry restrictions
  • No assumption domain registration establishes IP ownership

How the evidence is tested

We start with the precise proposition, identify authoritative and role-distinct sources, compare source dates and legal entities, actively test contradicting and innocent explanations, and classify the reliance limit. A reviewer approves the external finding before delivery.

Registered owner, licensee, operator and beneficial owner can differ.

An illustrative question

A company name persists on a site after a sale or shutdown; map the last verifiable registry records rather than claim current operations.

This is an example of a question the product can address. It is not a claim of completed work for an identified third party.

Source categories for this assignment

  1. USPTO Trademark Search. Federal trademark status and owner records.
  2. ICANN RDAP information. Registration-data method; registration does not prove beneficial ownership.
  3. SEC EDGAR official filings. Public reporting company disclosures and agreements.
  4. Florida Department of State business records. Florida corporation, trade name and state lien record search.

Service brief and sample PDF

Download a clearly labelled illustrative sample of the evidence workflow, source directory, proposed outputs and limitations. It contains no findings about a real client or named company.

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Request the written proposal now. A service-specific scope is agreed separately in writing.

Terms before starting

We issue a person-reviewed written quote specifying exact scope, deliverables, turnaround assumptions, exclusions, approved source costs, payment conditions, revisions, confidentiality, data handling and reliance limits. Submission of an enquiry creates no engagement. Legal, jurisdiction, conflict, licensing, sanctions, source access and capability reviews must clear before acceptance.

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Know the deliverable, exclusions and budget before committing.

Decision & output

Decision stage: Digital asset schedule review or brand/IP dependency mapping

Receive: Domain/mark evidence grid, source timestamps and uncertain ownership flags.

Bounded scope

Up to ten specified domains/marks and two public registration systems.

Initial input: Known domains, marks, operating entities and sale perimeter.

What this does not cover

No forensic device acquisition, system intrusion, IP title opinion or cyber audit.

Proposed standard fee: $1,295 USD, for the stated scope only. Subject to final human commercial approval and a written matter-specific proposal.

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Paul Hattingh

Research direction and final human evidence approval

Xandro Hattingh

Written proposals, client coordination and follow-up

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