The First Protection Envelope (FPE) consists of two tear-off documents: a Warranty of Originality and a personal information form. Users sign and date the bar-coded Warranty of Originality across the perforated envelope seal, tear it off with half of the signature and keep it: It becomes their personal record. The remainder of the signature and date is left on the envelope, providing irrevocable final evidence of its origin and timing of sealing

The information form is completed, including a Standing Order for annual payment of the storage fee. This is detached and posted separately to Copyright Protection Agency (UK) Ltd., as is the envelope which is then stored in a high security vault operated by a subsidiary of Pickfords.

The user does not know the location, therefore is physically unable to tamper with the envelope and its contents. Only Copyright Protection Agency (UK) Ltd. knows its location through bar-coding.

This simple process, secures beyond doubt proof of the identity of the creator of a piece of Intellectual Property, and the date when it was committed to paper or electronic media.

This process is applicable anywhere in the world regardless of legal jurisdiction.