Managing Rights Management

VMware and AffectLayer Digital Fingerprinting Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital fingerprinting. Assigned to VMWare, the first patent addresses techniques for teleporting content over network using hash matches. Assigned to AffectLayer (IL), the second patent addresses techniques for automatic speaker identification in calls. 10,628,382, "Teleporting... Read more →

Adobe and Eluvio Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Adobe, the first application discloses techniques for providing proof and attestation services for claim verification. Assigned to Eluvio, the second application... Read more →

Alibaba and IBM Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Alibaba, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for blockchain-based music originality analysis. Assigned to IBM, the second patent addresses techniques for... Read more →

Adobe and Cisco Smart Contracts and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continues the theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Adobe, the first application discloses a smart contract platform for generating and customizing smart contracts. Assigned to Cisco, the... Read more →

Box and PCMS Holdings Digital Watermarking Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspect of digital watermarking. Assigned to Box, the first patent addresses techniques for the event-driven generation of watermarked previews of an object in a collaboration environment. Assigned to PCMS Holdings, the second patent addresses techniques for generating... Read more →

Knowbella and Strong Force Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Knowbell Tech, the first application discloses techniques for managing and tracking IP, particularly abandoned IP, on a blockchain.... Read more →

Amazon and Blockchain ASICs Blockchain and Rights Mangement Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Amazon, the first patent addresses techniques for immutable cryptographically secured ledger-backed databases. Assigned to Blockchain ASICs, the second patent addresses techniques... Read more →

Strong Force and IBM Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Both of today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Strong Force, the first application discloses transaction-enabled techniques for smart contracts. Assigned to IBM, the second application discloses techniques... Read more →