Press kit
Everything journalists, bloggers and partners need to write about Bernstein: the press kit, logos, boilerplate text and a media contact.
About Bernstein
Bernstein is a blockchain-powered platform that helps innovators protect intellectual property with verifiable certificates. Founded in 2016 in Munich, Germany, and now headquartered in Strasbourg, France, Bernstein serves creators, startups, and organizations in more than 40 countries. Learn more about our story, team, and technology.
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Key facts
Quick reference for journalists and analysts.
Company
IP LEVERAGED SAS, Strasbourg, France. Founded 2016 in Munich. Incubated at Wayra (Telefónica). Born from Clipperz, the zero-knowledge pioneer. Customers in more than 40 countries. Cited by WIPO (2022).
Product
Web-based platform for blockchain IP certification. Zero-knowledge encryption. Bitcoin anchoring on every certificate, plus EU qualified and China trusted timestamps on Scale and Enterprise plans.
Technology
SHA-256 hashing, Bitcoin blockchain anchoring, EU Qualified Timestamps (eIDAS), client-side encryption, vendor-independent verification.
Boilerplate
Founded in 2016, Bernstein is an established boutique software firm specializing in innovation evidence. Its platform lets companies, law firms and creators protect trade secrets, document know-how and create verifiable proof of existence, ownership and integrity for any digital work, anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain, EU qualified timestamps (eIDAS) and a Chinese trusted timestamp authority, with zero-knowledge client-side encryption. Operated by IP LEVERAGED SAS and cited by WIPO.
Extended version
Bernstein is a pioneer in blockchain-based intellectual property protection. The platform anchors cryptographic fingerprints of digital assets to the Bitcoin blockchain and, on Scale and Enterprise plans, to EU qualified and Chinese trusted timestamp authorities, creating evidence that anyone can verify independently, worldwide. Bernstein's architecture follows a zero-knowledge model: files are encrypted client-side, and only cryptographic hashes are anchored to the blockchain, ensuring confidentiality while preserving verifiable proof. Founded in Munich in 2016 by Marco Barulli, Paul Reboh and Jean-Maxime Rivière (a former cofounder), Bernstein was incubated at Wayra (Telefónica) before establishing its headquarters in Strasbourg, France. Today the platform serves creators, startups, law firms, accelerators, and enterprises across more than 40 countries.
Brand assets
Guidelines and resources for using the Bernstein brand.
Horizontal logo
Vertical logo
Symbol and app icons
Logo
The Bernstein logo pairs the amber symbol, a lightning bolt in a drop of amber, with the BERNSTEIN wordmark. It comes in horizontal and vertical versions for light and dark backgrounds, plus the stand-alone symbol and app icons. Use it on solid backgrounds only.
Usage guidelines
Do not modify, rotate, or recolor the Bernstein logo. Keep a clear space around it at least equal to the height of the symbol. Always link to bernstein.io when using the brand name.
Media contact
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Website: bernstein.io