A computerized protocol for open innovation tools, such as a computerized protocol configured to identify, validate and provide attribution for Intellectual Property assets; link files from the blockchain itself through the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS); enable the licensing of Intellectual Property assets using a computerized smart contracting system; incentivize users registering their assets in the codebase; and enforce a governance system within the open innovation network; A data repository configured to store datasets related to open innovation projects and Intellectual Property assets; A computerized contracting system configured to provide a decentralized market for coordinating open innovation projects and Intellectual Property assets; A peer to peer open innovation network comprised of computerized nodes that control access to the network using a computerized smart contracting system; and Self-executing computerized smart contracts that operate using blockchain technologies