Confidentiality & Intellectual Property

Last updated: October 23, 2026

What to include in an introductory inquiry

Describe the problem, market, operating environment, public patent or publication, broad objective, your role and the kind of collaboration you are seeking. You can ask for a confidentiality discussion without sending an invention disclosure, proprietary formula, undisclosed datasets, trade secrets or restricted research material.

What happens to your intellectual property

Submitting an inquiry does not by itself assign any IP rights to Arns Innovations, or grant you rights in any IP owned by Arns, a university, an inventor or another party. Equally, submitting a non-confidential idea does not establish an exclusive relationship or prohibit independent development by others. Rights, use restrictions, inventorship, future improvements, ownership, licensing and compensation require appropriate written agreements.

Institutional and research disclosures

University, federal laboratory and corporate technologies may be subject to institutional policies, employment and research agreements, sponsored research obligations, publication rules, export controls and technology-transfer approvals. Submit only information you are authorized to share, and involve the proper rights holder or technology-transfer office before discussing nonpublic IP.

Confidential collaboration process

If a proposed opportunity requires nonpublic information, indicate that you want to discuss confidentiality in your initial inquiry. Before exchanging sensitive details, the parties can decide whether to use a mutual NDA, separate secure file-sharing method, statement of work or other written arrangements. No confidential relationship exists unless the parties separately agree to one.

Questions

Contact brandon@arnsinnovations.com with a non-confidential description and the subject “Confidentiality Request.”