Managing Rights Management

NXM Labs and CenturyLink Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to NXM Labs, the first application discloses techniques for utilizing connected devices to enable secure and anonymous electronic interaction in... Read more →

BofA and Amazon Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesday's. This week's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to BofA, the first patent addresses techniques for for establishing secure access for users in a process data network. Assigned to... Read more →

IBM and ARM Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to IBM, the first application discloses techniques for policy enforcement via peer devices using a blockchain. Assigned to ARM,... Read more →

IBM and Nielsen Digital Watermarking Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking. Assigned ti IBM, the first patent addresses techniques for integrity verification of an audio-visual data stream. Assigned to The Nielsen Company, the second patent addresses techniques for performing audio watermarking and... Read more →

Two Google Digital Fingerprinting Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of digital fingerprinting and both are assigned to Google. The first application discloses techniques for detecting and suppressing voice queries. The second application discloses techniques for transforming fingerprints to detect unauthorized media content... Read more →

Xerox and Forcepoint Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchain(distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Xerox, today's first patent addresses techniques for a secure revisioning auditing system for electronic document files. Assigned to Forcepoint, the second... Read more →

Cisco and Stollman Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Cisco, the first application discloses techniques including an instruction that is received at a blockchain server from... Read more →

Papirys and Verizon Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Papirys, the first patent addresses techniques for an ultra-secure blockchain-based electronic information transfer system. Assigned to Verizon, the second... Read more →

Accenture and Anonos Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursday. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Accenture, the first application discloses techniques for entitlement management. Assigned to Anonos, the second application discloses techniques for enforcing centralized privacy controls... Read more →