Key Takeaway
The single most valuable and protectable piece of IP in this platform is Aleta. It’s not the code — it’s the methodology and the market position of being the standard pricing benchmark for quantum computing. Whoever establishes the reference rate wins a structural advantage.
Aleta Index
Synthetic Pricing Unit for Quantum Computing
Analogous to how Brent crude prices oil or LIBOR priced interbank lending — a synthetic pricing unit for quantum compute resources. No equivalent exists in the industry. If quantum computing follows the trajectory of cloud computing, whoever establishes the standard pricing benchmark wins a structural advantage.
What’s Novel
- 5 reference quantum problems as a benchmark suite: VQE (H₂O ground state), QAOA (MaxCut 50-node), Grover (search 2²⁰), QML (Iris classification), Heisenberg chain simulation
- Aggregation methodology — averaging across heterogeneous problem types to produce a single €/Aleta rate
- Unit of account in contracts — customers buy Aleta units, costs float with the market rate as backends improve
- Periodic recalibration — re-running benchmarks when new backends join, creating a dynamic index that naturally deflates as hardware improves
- Baseline cost parameters (€85 VQE, €120 QAOA, €65 Grover, €45 QML, €140 Simulation) and their derivation
Protection Strategy
Patent — methodology
Trademark — “Aleta”
Trade secret — parameters
Garm AI Decision Engine
Quantum-vs-Classical Routing Intelligence
The quantum suitability scoring function that maps problem characteristics to a 0–1 quantum advantage score. Currently rule-based heuristics, but IP value increases dramatically once real ML models are trained on execution data.
What’s Potentially Novel
- Quantum suitability scoring function — mapping problem type, size metrics, and structure to a quantum advantage score
- Decision boundary for quantum vs classical routing with specific thresholds
- Algorithm matching logic — which quantum algorithm (QAOA, Grover, VQE, QSVM) for which problem type and size
Protection Strategy
Trade secret — models & data
Patent — if classification is novel
QDMI-Aware Routing
Multi-Factor Backend Selection Algorithm
The Broker’s backend selection algorithm that uses QDMI device properties to score and rank quantum processors for each job. Defensible as trade secret — improves with production data and scale.
What’s Potentially Novel
- Multi-factor scoring: topology fit (40%) + fidelity score (50%) − queue penalty (10%)
- Topology matching — coupling map compatibility to minimize SWAP overhead
- Fidelity-depth correlation — weighting T1/T2 coherence against circuit depth
- Real-time queue integration into routing decisions alongside hardware quality
Protection Strategy
Trade secret — weights & scoring
Patent — method (prior art exists)
Revenue Model Structure
Quantum-as-a-Service Pricing Architecture
The specific commercial model built around Aleta. Business method patents are weak in Europe (not patentable under EPC), so trade secret protection for the tier structure and pricing algorithms is more practical.
What’s Novel
- Transaction fee + fixed surcharge: 18–22% platform fee + €12/job Vault anonymization surcharge
- Subscription tiers in Aleta units: Professional (100 Aleta/mo), Enterprise (500–2,000 Aleta/mo)
- Garm Insights revenue share: 3% on AI-driven optimization savings
Protection Strategy
Trade secret — pricing algorithms
Vault Anonymization Pipeline
Structure-Preserving Quantum Data Protection
Mathematical structure preservation during anonymization — stripping client identity while keeping the quantum problem’s mathematical properties intact so compilation and execution work correctly.
What’s Potentially Novel
- Structure-preserving anonymization specific to quantum workload data
- Rule types (Strip, Remap, Preserve, Hash) applied to quantum circuit metadata
- Post-quantum encryption choice (ML-KEM-768) for mapping storage
Protection Strategy
Trade secret
Patent — if technique is novel
Standard Engineering — Not Worth Protecting
- Microservices architecture
- Docker / CI pipeline
- gRPC contracts
- QDMI compliance layer
- Envoy gateway config
- Database schema
- Arvak edge client
Priority Actions
| # | Asset | Action | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleta Index methodology | File provisional patent before any public disclosure | High |
| 2 | “Aleta” / “Aleta Index” | File trademark applications (EU + international) | High |
| 3 | Benchmark parameters & costs | Document as trade secrets, restrict access | Medium |
| 4 | Garm scoring models | Maintain as trade secrets, no publication | Medium |
| 5 | Routing algorithm weights | Document as trade secrets | Low |