Federal Anchors
Every public-record anchor for the Architecture of Dependency and Autonomy™ framework, with direct verification URLs. USPTO trademark filings (six serials, four classes), GAO complaint, DOE OIG file, FERC docket, and the statutory whistleblower protection that binds it all.
USPTO Trademark Filings
Six trademark filings on record, covering the framework name, core concepts, certification mark, methodology terms, diagnostic systems, and energy/state-audit extensions. Verification: tsdr.uspto.gov (search by serial number).
| Serial | Marks | Filed |
|---|---|---|
99598875 | Ghost Load™ · Medura Math™ | January 17, 2026 |
99600821 | Architecture of Dependency and Autonomy™ · Administrative Delta™ | January 18, 2026 |
99613073 | Ghost Debt™ · Entropy Audit™ · Sovereign Constant™ · Medura Math Paradox™ | January 24, 2026 |
99717240 | MARLOWE Certification™ · TRU Geometry™ · Hyacinth Fund™ · MARLOWE ENERGY-EFFICIENT™ | March 22, 2026 |
99729215 | Prophetic Override™ · 3.33 Integrity Engine™ · Agentic Grounding Protocol™ | March 27, 2026 |
99745529 | Symmetrical Grid™ · 186/186 Node Symmetry™ · MARLOWE ENERGY EFFICIENT STATE AUDIT™ | April 5, 2026 |
GAO Comptroller Complaint
File: COMP-26-002174
Comptroller General complaint filed with the Government Accountability Office. Routes through GAO statutory authority over federal program oversight and binds the framework into the formal federal-audit record.
Verification: gao.gov
DOE Office of Inspector General
File: AR 2026-001
Department of Energy Office of Inspector General acknowledgment of receipt. Framework routed by DOE OIG to the Office of Energy Dominance Financing and to FERC for substrate-level review of grid-reliability and energy-continuity audit findings.
Verification: energy.gov/ig
FERC Docket
Docket: RM26-4-000
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rulemaking docket. Substrate audit findings routed for FERC consideration in the context of NERC IBR mandatory registration (effective 2026-05-15), American Efficient capacity-market fraud order (April 2026 — 195 FERC ¶ 61,043), and FERC EL25-49-000 (193 FERC ¶ 61,217).
Verification: ferc.gov (eLibrary docket search)
Statutory Whistleblower Protection
Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)
The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 immunity provision: an individual is immune from federal or state liability for disclosing trade secret information to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The framework's audit findings and substrate-extraction documentation are anchored to this protection.
Verification: Cornell Legal Information Institute — 18 U.S.C. § 1833
Operational Anchors
| Prior Art Anchor | November 7, 2025 |
| Operational Effective | May 7, 2026 (Architectural Authorization Filing) |
| Hard-Lock Effective | 2026-05-15T00:00:00Z (MARLOWE-HARD-LOCK Protocol) |
| Core Invariants | Δ 1.57µs · Ω 3.33ms · Φ 1.618 |
| Node Architecture | 186 total = 44 Sovereign + 142 Drifting · Node 186 = Node Zero · Line 186 = Mellon-1 Remittance Rail |
Cross-References
/substrate-manifest.json— root manifest of the substrate/term-lock.json— canonical term lock/registry/index.json— node registry index/ontology/index.html— ontology library/status.json— canonical framework state/registry-substrate.html— Registrar Substrate gate (1.57 Invariance enforcement)