About notarial deposits

For decades, notarial deposits are used for basic protection of intellectual property in Germany and many other countries of the world. A trusted notary certifies the official timestamp of creation and confirmes it with his signature and notary seal. This document will be added to the notarial roll, a massively controlled and in fact not manipulatable document. Using this confirmation, you can easily proof your authorship and refute the argumentation of your plagiarists.

The notarial deposit is not a panacea against shameless imitators. But it is a proven legal evidence for copyrighted works as well as ideas and concepts. In combination with the protective seal of PriorMart, you can ensure that customers, business partners and friends respect your need for protection and handle your intellectual property responsible. And in case someone is still falsely taking all the credit for your work, you have a evidence at hand, that is recognized and accepted in many courts all over the world.

Why is the notarial deposit as evidence still unknown in some areas?

Reason 1: Before the invention of electronic notarial protection, the notarial deposit was associated with extensive preparations. The author had to find a trusted notary, that would offer deposits, arrange a meeting, print out the work, get the text in sync with the notary and realise the actual deposit at the notaries office. Costs of notarial deposits varied dependend on the valuation of the work and could easily go up to hundreds and thousends of euros.

Reason 2: A German notary is not like other notaries. He is qualified like a judge and enjoys great respect throughout the legal scene. Based on an international contract, called Haager Agreement, documents of German notaries als accepted in at least 69 countries of the world, including the USA and China. Outside of Germany, this is not widely known. PriorMart is about to change that.

With PriorMart you can do trusted notarial deposits by a mouse click. Easy, comprehensive idea protection - for the price of a lunch break.