Managing Rights Management

Quantropi and IBM Quantum Cryptography Blockchain Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Both of today' Spotlight Applications deal with aspects of quantum cryptography and computing. Assigned to Quantropi (CA), the first application discloses techniques for quantum-safe key exchange, digital signatures and zero-knowledge proofs. Assigned to... Read more →

IBM and nChain Smart Contract and Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to IBM, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for chain-of-custody of digital content in a database system. Assigned to nChain Holdings (AG), the second patent addresses techniques for secure peer-to-peer communication... Read more →

OneTrust and IBM Blockchain Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to OneTrust, the first application discloses data processing systems for verification of consent and notice processing and related methods. Assigned to IBM, the second application discloses glue-contracts for digital corollaries in blockchain... Read more →

Wells Fargo Quantum and Salesforce Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, the first of today's Spotlight Patents addresses techniques for post-quantum cryptography optimization. Assigned to Salesforce, the second patent addresses techniques for implementing super community and community sidechains with... Read more →

A42 and DeepSee.ai Smart Contract Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to A42, Inc (JP), the first application discloses techniques for a use right information processing apparatus that securely manages a use right without using an authentication server and appropriately allowing a valid... Read more →

MasterCard and PayPal Smart Contract and Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to MasterCard, the first patent addresses techniques for providing validated, auditable, and immutable inputs to a smart contract. Assigned to PayPal, the second patent addresses techniques for a encryption based shared architecture... Read more →

Lendoit Tech and Legislate Smart Contract Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Lendoit Technologies (IL), the first application discloses techniques for smart contracts executed within a blockchain. Assigned to Legislate Technologies (GB), the second application discloses techniques for automated document generation and search.... Read more →

Rhapsody and Entrust Blockchain and DRM Patents

Smart contracts, (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Rhapsody, the first patent addresses techniques for geographically tailored content management systems and methods. Assigned to Entrust, the second patent addresses techniques for providing blockchain participant identity binding. 11,438,654, "Geographically tailored... Read more →

JingDong and nChain Smart Contract Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Jingdong, the first application discloses techniques for developing a smart contact. Assigned to nChain Holdings, the second application discloses techniques for encoding a digital contract between first and second parties of... Read more →