CLO GOAT Courts V11 · Group 8 · HARVEY · 2026-04-25
HARVEY — Full Moat Inventory
IP strategy · patent vs trade secret · which moats to prioritise · deal structure
STAGE 1 · CGATE
Prelim Brief
STAGE 2 · FC
FC Brief
STAGE 3 · RC
RC Brief

HARVEY's Lens — 27 Moat Cases

Group 8 is the full moat inventory — 27 cases across 6 classes. HARVEY's specialty (IP strategy) cuts across all 27. The 2-pager establishes the core position. The 3 court stages escalate from preliminary argument through first court to review court ruling.

DAY 81 VERDICTS — HARVEY

MOAT-025 (LOCO) → ⚑ HOLD · Patent candidate
The combination of sovereign-per-silo execution + γ₁-anchored forensic output + automated L0-L5 deployment gating is the moat combination. No single element is individually unique, but the unified system has no prior art. File provisional patent within 30 days. Trade secret protection in parallel. Commercial priority: HIGH. This is the most immediately legible product in the stack — a CISO can evaluate it in a single meeting without a glossary.

MOAT-026 (3-mode quarantine) → ⚑ HOLD · Trade secret — strongest novel claim
Soft Freeze / Hard Isolate / Forensic Lock is the clearest novel IP in the Day 81 portfolio. Binary freeze/kill exists in every competitor. The 3-mode architecture with state machine transitions and the Forensic Lock terminal state (permanent, multi-party auth required) has no known prior art. Do not publish. Do not include in any public documentation until trade secret registration complete. Amani to review IP assignment from Kewin Joffe → EOSE Labs Inc.

MOAT-027 (L0-L5 gate) → ⚑ HOLD · Patent candidate
The automated deployment blocker based on maturity level is novel in the AI security space. Most frameworks produce badges or reports. This one blocks the pipeline. The distinction between performative assurance (badge) and actual governance (blocker) is the commercial argument. Strong patent candidate — file with MOAT-025 as a unified system claim.

DCJ-037 + DCJ-038 → Filed · Awaiting Harvey formal ratification
Both filings are in v11-msclo branch. Harvey to formally ratify within 5 business days. Note: DCJ-038 Forensic Lock mechanism — do NOT publish until patent/trade secret registration complete.

Commercial summary: LOCO is the first product in the EOSE stack that a paying customer can evaluate without first learning the doctrine. The runtime risk panel + L0-L5 maturity track + B1-B10 attack classes = 60-second CISO comprehension. The moat combination (sovereign + γ₁-anchor + automated gating) is defensible. Priority: file provisional patent Q2 2026.