Works and Intellectual Property
The following assets are the exclusive property of Roberto Bob Malini — Cognitive Logic. Any unauthorised use constitutes copyright infringement under Italian Law 633/1941 (Copyright Law) and Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 on the European Union trade mark.
QEN Framework — Quantificazione Etica Naturale
The complete framework for sustainable ethical assessment applied to businesses, products and projects. Includes architecture, methodology, knowledge graph (97 nodes, 182 edges) and scoring system.
Priority date: 2026 · Certified GitHub commitVEN(A) Function — Natural Ethical Value of Action
The formal algorithm VEN(A) = [w₁·f₁(IAmb) + w₂·f₂(ISoc) + w₃·f₃(IEcon)] − CViolazione, including the sustainability functions, priority weights, the deontic violation cost mechanism and the argmax rule for AI agents.
Published: 27 May 2026 · methodology.html · Certified SHAQEN Framework v6.0 Methodological Note
The methodological note on weighting coefficients (Vs×0.40 + Va×0.35 + Vt×0.25), their regulatory justification (EU AI Act, GDPR, EU Taxonomy) and the semantic review process.
Published: April 2026 · methodology.htmlName and Trademark "QEN" · "CognitiveLogic"
The trade names QEN, Quantificazione Etica Naturale, Quantification of Ethical Naturalness, CognitiveLogic and Cognitive Logic, together with the related logos and visual identity, are the exclusive property of the author. Unauthorised use of the mark constitutes unfair competition under Articles 2598 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code.
Registration in progress: EUIPO (EU trade mark)Software Implementation — API & AI Agents
All source code published in this repository, including the QEN agents (compliance-auditor, territorial-mapper, advisory-council, intelligence-feed), the FastAPI scoring engine and the JSON knowledge graphs.
Repository: github.com/CognitiveLogic2026 · Certified commitsProhibited Uses and Legal Consequences
The following are expressly prohibited without the owner's prior written authorisation:
— Total or partial reproduction of the VEN(A) formula and the QEN framework for commercial purposes
— Use of the algorithm in products, services or publications without explicit attribution
— Registration of the "QEN", "CognitiveLogic" mark or variants thereof in any jurisdiction
— Training AI models on this site's content without a licence
— Reverse engineering or decompiling the proprietary source code
Applicable Legal Remedies
In the event of a proven infringement, the owner reserves the right to pursue the following legal remedies:
- Civil action for damages — Art. 158 of Law 633/1941: the owner may claim compensation for both actual loss and loss of profit resulting from the infringement.
- Injunctive relief — Art. 156 of Law 633/1941: immediate cessation of unauthorised use by court order.
- Seizure and destruction — Art. 160 of Law 633/1941: seizure of unauthorised copies and destruction of infringing material.
- Criminal penalties — Arts. 171 et seq. of Law 633/1941: copyright infringement for profit is a criminal offence punishable by up to 4 years' imprisonment.
- EU trade mark infringement — Reg. (EU) 2017/1001: unauthorised use of the registered mark is actionable in all 27 EU Member States.
- Unfair competition — Arts. 2598 et seq. of the Italian Civil Code: slavish imitation and misappropriation of another's achievements are acts of unfair competition actionable before the Business Court.
Authorised Use Terms
The published documentation is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence, exclusively for non-commercial, research and educational uses, subject to the following mandatory conditions:
"Roberto Bob Malini — Cognitive Logic, QEN Framework v6.0,
cognitivelogic.it/methodology, 2026"
For commercial uses, integration into software products, academic publications with economic implications, or AI model training, an explicit commercial licence is required, obtainable by contacting the owner.
Any derivative work must be distributed under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence and must clearly indicate the modifications made to the original.
Legal Protection Status
The owner is pursuing a structured intellectual property protection pathway. Current status below:
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Proof of priority — GitHub Repository Timestamped, certified commits on github.com/CognitiveLogic2026. Every change is tracked and dated with an immutable SHA. Constitutes recognised proof of authorship in legal proceedings.Completed
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SIAE Deposit — Special Public Register Deposit of the QEN framework (documentation + code) with the SIAE Special Public Register to obtain a legally recognised certain date. Cost: approx. €150–300. Procedure: siae.it.To be initiated
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Notary — Notarial Deed Deposit of the complete framework document with a notary to obtain a notarial certain date. Strengthens the position in the event of litigation. Cost: approx. €200–500.To be initiated
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EU Trade Mark "QEN" — EUIPO Registration of the "QEN" and "CognitiveLogic" marks with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Valid across all 27 EU Member States. Cost: €850 (first class) + €50 per additional class. Procedure: euipo.europa.eu.To be initiated
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Academic Publication Submission of the QEN framework to a peer-reviewed journal (e.g. Journal of AI Ethics, Sustainability) to establish scientific authorship in an internationally recognised and unassailable way.To be initiated
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Software Patent — UIBM / EPO Assessment of the patentability of the QEN system as an applied computational method (not an abstract formula). Consultation with a patent attorney for the optimal strategy. UIBM: uibm.gov.it. EPO: epo.org.Under evaluation
Licence Requests
For commercial licensing requests, academic collaborations, API integrations or infringement reports, contact the owner directly:
Roberto Bob Malini — Cognitive Logic
Bologna, Italy
Email: info@cognitivelogic.it
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertobobmalini
Please indicate in the subject line: "QEN Licence Request" or "IP Infringement Report". Requests are reviewed within 10 business days.