CATALYST BRAIN — RESEARCH & EVALUATION LICENSE
Version 1.0, April 2026

Copyright (c) 2026 Strategic Innovations AI. All rights reserved.

PATENT NOTICE: This software implements methods described in U.S. Provisional
Patent Application CATALYST-2026-001, including but not limited to:
  - Holographic Key-Value Caching (HKVC) via complex-domain accumulation
  - BlockCodeVector (BCV) lossless 1-bit quantization via block-wise XOR binding
  - Resonant Superposition Memory (RSM) for O(1) associative retrieval
  - Hypervector Memory Key (HMK) state-in-payload transport
  - Grover-amplified quantum-inspired attention routing
  - Metacognitive biological parameter optimization (Dopamine/Serotonin RLHF)

All claims, methods, and implementations described herein are protected under
pending patent rights.

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1. GRANT OF RIGHTS — RESEARCH & EVALUATION USE
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Subject to the terms of this License, the copyright holder hereby grants you a
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use, copy, and
modify this software SOLELY for the following purposes:

  (a) Academic and scientific research
  (b) Personal, non-commercial experimentation and learning
  (c) Evaluation and benchmarking for the purpose of assessing the software
      for potential commercial licensing
  (d) Publication of research results, provided that proper attribution is
      given to the original authors and this license is referenced

You MAY:
  - Clone, fork, and study the source code
  - Run benchmarks and publish results with attribution
  - Use in academic papers, theses, and coursework
  - Modify for research purposes
  - Share modifications with other researchers under this same license

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2. RESTRICTIONS — COMMERCIAL & PRODUCTION USE PROHIBITED
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WITHOUT A SEPARATE COMMERCIAL LICENSE AGREEMENT, you MAY NOT:

  (a) Use this software, or any derivative works, in any production system,
      commercial product, or revenue-generating service

  (b) Offer this software, or any functionality derived from it, as part of
      a hosted service, API, SaaS product, or cloud offering

  (c) Integrate this software into any product or service that is sold,
      licensed, or otherwise distributed for commercial purposes

  (d) Use this software to process data on behalf of third parties in
      exchange for compensation

  (e) Remove, alter, or obscure any patent notices, copyright notices, or
      this license from any copy of the software

  (f) Sublicense, sell, rent, lease, or otherwise commercially distribute
      this software or derivative works

  (g) Use the patented methods described herein to create competing
      implementations, whether or not this specific source code is used

For the avoidance of doubt, the following are considered COMMERCIAL USE and
require a Commercial License:

  - Running inference for paying customers
  - Using in internal tools at a for-profit company with >5 employees
  - Embedding in mobile applications distributed through app stores
  - Using as part of a consulting or professional services engagement
  - Training models using the patented methods for commercial deployment

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3. COMMERCIAL LICENSING
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Commercial licenses are available from Strategic Innovations AI.

For commercial licensing inquiries, contact:

  Email:    licensing@strategic-innovations.ai
  Web:      https://strategic-innovations.ai/licensing

Commercial licenses include:
  - Production deployment rights
  - Patent usage rights
  - Priority support and integration assistance
  - Custom SLA agreements
  - Indemnification

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4. PATENT RIGHTS RESERVATION
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Nothing in this license grants any rights under the patent claims described in
CATALYST-2026-001 or any continuation, divisional, or related patent
applications. The patent rights are expressly reserved by Strategic
Innovations AI.

Use of this software under the Research & Evaluation grant (Section 1) is
permitted solely as a research exemption and does not constitute a license
under any patent claims.

Any commercial use of the patented methods — whether using this source code,
a derivative work, or an independent implementation — requires a separate
patent license from Strategic Innovations AI.

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5. ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
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Any publication, presentation, or public disclosure of results obtained using
this software must include the following attribution:

  "This work uses Catalyst Brain (https://github.com/strategic-innovations/
  catalyst-brain), developed by Strategic Innovations AI. Methods described
  in U.S. Provisional Patent CATALYST-2026-001."

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6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR
OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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7. TERMINATION
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This license is automatically terminated if you violate any of its terms.
Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of the software in your
possession.

The copyright holder reserves the right to revoke this license at any time
for any reason, with 30 days written notice.

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8. GOVERNING LAW
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This license shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America
and the state in which Strategic Innovations AI is incorporated, without
regard to conflict of law provisions.
