Not exact matches
Attacked by some as a
patent troll
for the $ 150 million he made, he now wants to bring the entire
patent world into the 21st century, using AI and the
blockchain.
The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent filed by the mega-retailer for a «delivery management system» that aims to improve upon last mile shipping — the final stretch extending to consumers» homes — by using robotics, sensors, and yes, blockchains, also often referred to as distributed le
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a
patent filed by the mega-retailer for a «delivery management system» that aims to improve upon last mile shipping — the final stretch extending to consumers» homes — by using robotics, sensors, and yes, blockchains, also often referred to as distributed le
patent filed by the mega-retailer
for a «delivery management system» that aims to improve upon last mile shipping — the final stretch extending to consumers» homes — by using robotics, sensors, and yes,
blockchains, also often referred to as distributed ledgers.
The company has more than 70
patents that can incorporate applications of
blockchain, and several dozen other
patents for «digital wallets,» means of authentication and other processes needed to apply the technology in banking and commerce, according to David Pratt, managing director at Mcam - International.
Moreover, the consultancy giant Accenture just filed a
patent for a
blockchain that is editable, which — at first glance — undermines the fundamental concept of irreversibility and decentralization of data.
Singapore's Intellectual Property Office announced an initiative to expedite the
patent - granting process
for fintech - related applications such as
blockchain - based payments.
FinTech Trends The launch of the
blockchain - enabled asset trading platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs» filing of a
patent for a securities settlement system based on a new virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of
blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race by financial institutions to harness the power of the
blockchain.
Mastercard has filed a
patent for a Blockchain system to store and verify identity data, in an application published by the U.S Patent and Tradem
patent for a
Blockchain system to store and verify identity data, in an application published by the U.S
Patent and Tradem
Patent and Trademark...
The
patent involves an invention that provides a method
for an automated management and
blockchain - enforced smart contracts.
The Office also requires the
blockchain patent applicants to file documents first in Singapore with less than 20 claims in one application in order to be eligible
for the fast - track initiative, among other criteria.
The U.S. Postal Service is eyeing
blockchain as part of a system
for establishing digital trust, newly published
patent documents indicate.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced a new initiative named «Fintech Fast Track» that aims to speed up the
patent application - to - grant process
for blockchain - based
patents.
This is a great article but sadly these appear to be examples of the powerful incumbents attempting to usurp
blockchain so as to keep themselves in the middle (Bank of America's
patents — actually,
patents are a good use case
for blockchain) rather than the powerful incumbent reinventing themselves.
There are many more applications of
blockchain currently being adopted by banks — Bank of America has filed numerous
patents relating to using the technology
for conducting and settling transactions; Deutsche Bank is trialling a corporate - bond platform that uses smart contracts to issue and redeem bonds; and DBS and Standard Chartered Banks are working on a trade - finance collaboration with Ripple to better track invoices and avoid invoice duplication.
A new Lenovo
patent filing suggests that the Chinese technology giant could look to using
blockchain as part of system
for verifying the validity of physical documents.
JPM has filed numerous
patent applications
for the
blockchain, reportedly at last count 175.
Research the company nChain based posing as Satoshi Nakamoto engineer Craig Wright engaged in developing technologies based on the
blockchain, received a
patent for a method of registration and automatic control of smart contacts, said its CEO Jimmy Nguyen (Jimmy Nguyen).
MasterCard filed a
patent for instant payments using
Blockchain technology in November last year, a company representative said that MasterCard Labs has filed more than 30
patents related to
Blockchain technology and kryptowalutą.
As with real estate,
blockchain can provide indisputable records
for intellectual property rights on
patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
However, he says,
for a number of reasons,
patent filing in the
blockchain area can be more difficult than with other innovations.
For example, this 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision changed what can be considered a business method
patent, which directly affects those looking to
patent technology in the
blockchain sector.
The use of
blockchain will evolve, but is often used
for identification, copyright and
patents, Smart Contracts with share trading and property auctions.
For example, a document like a
patent specification can be registered on a
blockchain to prove that the inventor was the first who came up with this idea.
Thus, according to UK Intellectual Property Office, EITC applied
for patents on technologies, such as «
blockchain implemented counting system and method
for use in secure voting and distribution,» «personal device security using cryptocurrency wallets,» «universal tokenisation system
for blockchain based cryptocurrencies» and others.
But in spite of this, Mastercard is still quite interested in the developing technologies as Sarkar revealed that Mastercard Labs, the credit company's branch that deals with research, has filed
for over 30
patents which involve
blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
Developed in partnership with Nasdaq, NYIAX combines a
patented Financial Matching Engine ℗ with
blockchain technology
for the advertising industry.
Bank of China has filed a
patent application
for a process it says is better able to scale
blockchain systems.
The U.K.'s largest internet and telecoms provider, BT, has been awarded a
patent for a method to prevent malicious attacks on
blockchains.
Telefonica has filed
for a
patent outlining a potential type of data transfer network that uses a
blockchain to ensure reliability.
A newly published
patent application indicates that TD Bank may be considering the use of a public
blockchain for certain kinds of transactions.
To date, Bank of America has been among the more active companies in applying
for patents related to
blockchain technology, filing
for 10 in late 2015.
A major bank in Canada is seeking a
patent for a secure means of processing payments that could connect with a public
blockchain.
A recently released
patent filing shows that IBM has dreamed up a
blockchain - based system
for distributed software application testing.
Suppose I want to use a
blockchain for registry of a first idea, invention or
patent, how do we know that I was really the first with this invention or idea and that my idea is valid?
Walmart has filed
for a
patent that will use
blockchain tech to perfect a smart delivery system
for the world's largest retail company.
The latest filing also marks yet another effort by an established Chinese technology firm in seeking to
patent blockchain solutions
for digital rights management, following a similar effort by telecoms and smartphone giant Huawei, as reported last week.
Sony goes through how it would develop nodes
for a
blockchain in a recently - released
patent application first filed in January.
ZhongAn Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online insurer ZhongAn, hopes to
patent a
blockchain solution
for protecting digital media against piracy.
He's now being called a «
Patent Troll» by some
for filing over a billion dollars worth of
Blockchain patents.
In a recently released
patent application, tech giant Huawei touts a
blockchain system
for protecting digital property rights.
The state - run Bank of China has filed a
patent released in Feb. 2018
for a solution to scale
Blockchain technology systems, and China's top retailer, JD.com, announced the launch of a startup incubator to attract foreign
Blockchain projects in late February.
Chinese organizations have recently supported
Blockchain in concrete ways: the state - run Bank of China filed a
patent in February
for a
Blockchain scaling solution, and JD.com, China's top retailer, launched a startup incubator
for foreign
Blockchain projects the same month.
Tied
for second place, far behind Bank of America's dominant
patent tally, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) claim just 27
blockchain patents each.
So I think it's fair to say that Bank of America has avoided endorsing Bitcoin
for any particular use, even as it's built a muscular portfolio of
blockchain patents.
The company has applied
for or received at least 43
blockchain patents so far, according to a report from intellectual property law firm EnvisionIP.
The CME Group, the parent company to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade, recently filed a
patent application
for its own spin on
blockchain technology, and several commercial banks are working on doing the same.
Several companies have filed
patents in the US
for Blockchain technology recently, from Chinese company Lenovo's
patent application in February
for Blockchain document verification to PayPal's
patent application earlier this month
for a system to speed up crypto trading transaction times.
CME has filed a
patent for a system that would allow developers to change the rules of a
Blockchain without first gaining consensus of the entire network.
The most
patent filings
for Blockchain technology to...
Japanese technology major Sony has filed a
patent application
for a
Blockchain - based multi-factor authentication system (MFA).
According to the
patent filed by Electroneum, the system is set to be a centralized app and a decentralized
blockchain that will enable instantly confirmation to a vendor that the Electroneum user has enough funds
for the payment they are about to make thereby reducing checkout time.