Learn about our history, mission and goals - and the documents worth having at hand.
We established the foundation on 16 November 2022. The name LEGACY AND INNOVATION describes our approach: we combine practitioners' experience with confidential testing of ideas and responsible preparation for deployment.
We chose an English name deliberately. We plan to work in Poland, across Europe and in the United Kingdom - a shared, widely understood name makes partnership across borders easier, without leaving our Polish roots behind.
We entered the KRS on 8 August 2025 under number 0001188002. The foundation is not in the entrepreneurs' register, does not hold OPP status and was established for an indefinite period.
The Management Board represents the foundation. President Krzysztof Mariusz Zieliński may act alone; two Board members may also represent the foundation jointly. Supervision: the minister responsible for the economy and the Starosta of Opatów.
The Management Board represents the foundation. The President may act alone; two Board members acting jointly may also represent it.
President of the Board
May represent the foundation alone.
Founder and President of the Board. Over 20 years at the intersection of technology, local networks and community work, including leading the Wolności.net neighbourhood network (2002-2017). At the foundation he leads strategy, partnerships and responsible testing of innovations before wider deployment.
From Wolności.net to LEGACY AND INNOVATION Reports and documents
Key dates and directions below - without promises we have not yet delivered.
Statute adopted and foundation established.
KRS registration plus NIP and REGON.
Testing innovations with partners and users before wider deployment.
Four principles we follow for protecting results, the student pathway, a small test with people, and technology partnership.
What to document, what not to publish too early, and when to involve a patent attorney or lawyer.
How to turn student work into research, intellectual property protection, or deployment.
A small experiment with partners and future users that provides evidence before a larger deployment decision. This is our social pilot method.
Solutions developed under partnership and licensing, after confirming the rights available to the foundation. We describe a family of solutions, not a product catalogue.
The statute joins heritage protection with education, health, technology, social development and research. Below: two main pillars, then a readable overview of 17 goals. The full legal wording remains in the statute PDF.
The list below is an overview of statutory goals, not the literal document wording.
History, culture, tourism, education, health, social assistance and activation.
Goals §3 items 1, 4–8, 12, 14
Technology, invention, new solutions, social entrepreneurship, digital development and research.
Goals §3 items 2–3, 10–11, 17
The purposes of the foundation include:
Download the statute, KRS extract and UPRP rights overview. The foundation operates under a licence from the inventor - not a product catalogue.
The foundation offers an innovation partnership, not a legal service. Legal advice and representation in patent proceedings are provided by separately appointed patent attorneys, advocates or legal counsels - within the scope of their authorisations.