Managing Rights Management

Strong Force 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 Strong Force, the first application discloses techniques for an information technology system for supporting additive manufacturing and value chain workflows. Assigned to IBM, the second application discloses techniques for upstream visibility... Read more →

USAA and Identify3D Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to United Services Automobile Association, the first of today's patents address techniques to track, store, and manage events, rights and liabilities. Assigned to Identify3D, the second patent addresses techniques for data management... Read more →

GE and Alibaba 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 (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to GE, the first application discloses techniques for the prevention of black-listed parts from being 3D-printed. Assigned to Alibaba, the... Read more →

Accenture and Alibaba Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications concern aspects of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Accenture, the first application discloses techniques for a decentralized supply chain for three-dimensional printing based on distributed ledger technology. Assigned... Read more →

Intertrust and eBay DRM and 3D Printing Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern digital rights management and 3D objects and printing. Assigned to Intertrust Technologies, the first patent addresses techniques for protecting intellectual property rights in connection with 3-dimensional printing processes. Assigned to eBay, the second patent addresses... Read more →

Accenture and Forcepoint Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchain (distributed ledger,smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Accenture, the first patent addresses techniques for secure 3D model sharing using distributed ledger. Assigned to Forcepoint, the second of today's patents... Read more →

Colson Reseach and Amazon Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchain (block chain, distributed ledger) and digital rights management broadly construed. Apparently assigned to Colson Research, the first application discloses techniques for distributed manufacturing. Assigned to Amazon, the second application discloses techniques for... Read more →

Two Watermarking Patents From Thomson

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking and both are assigned to Thomson (FR). The first of today's patents addresses techniques for watermarking a three-dimensional object. Today's second patent addresses techniques for increasing the strength of phase-based watermarking... Read more →

Microsoft and eBay DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital rights management. Assigned to MSFT, the first patent addresses remote data access techniques for portable devices. Assigned to eBay, the second of today's patents addresses 3D printing marketplaces with federated access to... Read more →

Accenture and BofA DRM and Blockchain Patent Applications

For this week's Spotlight Applications, we are looking at blockchain and digital rights management. Assigned to Accenture, the first application discloses techniques for secure 3D model sharing using distributed ledger. Assigned to Bank of America, the second application discloses techniques for establishing secure access for users in a process data... Read more →