How IP works
Every ticker can be launched on IP exactly once. Launch it first and it's permanently yours inside IP.
The life of a ticker
- ${TICKER} · Open
Nobody has launched it on IP.
- ${TICKER} · Reserved
Held for you for 30 minutes while you launch. Released if the launch never reaches Solana.
- ${TICKER} · Claimed
Launch confirmed on Solana. Locked on IP forever — even for you.
Tickers are compared without the $ and ignoring case — $cat, CAT and Cat are the same ticker.
A claim means
- Nobody can launch that ticker on IP again — ever.
- Your IP page shows it as the original, with the mint and launch time.
- It's recorded against a launch confirmed on Solana.
Rights & permissions
When you launch, you say what the community may do: fan art, derivatives, commercial use, merchandise, and whether credit is required. These are your statements — IP doesn't verify ownership.
Buying or holding the token does not transfer copyright or IP ownership. Any separate rights require explicit legal terms from the creator.
Launching
Every launch creates a new token on pump.fun. Each attempt gets its own deposit address, nothing is counted as launched until Solana confirms it, and a failed attempt is checked on-chain before you can retry — so you never pay twice.