Managing Rights Management

ANT and nChain Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Advanced New Technologies, the first patent concerns techniques for blockchain-based cross-chain data access. Assigned to nChain the second patent addresses techniques for an operating system for blockchain IoT devices. 11,126,683, "Blockchain-based... Read more →

nChain and ANT Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to nChain Holdings, the first patent addresses techniques for registry and automated management for blockchain-enforced smart contracts. Assigned to ANT, the second patent addresses techniques for blockchain-based dispute resolution. 11,120,437, "Registry and... Read more →

Nokia and ANT Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Nokia (FI), the first patent addresses techniques for trusted computing. Assigned to Advanced New Technologies (KY), the second patent addresses techniques for verifying credibility of a consortium blockchain. 11,115,205, "Method and... Read more →

Two ANT Blockchain-based Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Both assigined to Advanced New Technologies (ANT), the first patent addresses techniques for blockchain-based content verification. The second addresses techniques for identifying copyrighted material using copyright information embedded in electronic files. 11,108,568, "Blockchain-based... Read more →

Intertrust and Keyless Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Intertrust Technologies (Hi Dave), the first patent addresses techniques for trust and identity management. Assigned to Keyless (GB), the second patent addresses techniques for facilitating an authentication processing service. 11,102,008, "Trust... Read more →

Beatdapp and CEA Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Beatdapp (CA), the first of today's Spotlight Patents addresses techniques for scalably tracking media playback using blockchain. Assigned to CEA (FR), the second patent addresses techniques for accessing anonymized data. 11,095,457,... Read more →

Two ANT Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. The first of today's patents addresses techniques for reading data based on plurality of blockchain networks. The second patent addresses techniques for identifying copyrighted material using embedded copyright information. 11,086,849, "Methods and systems... Read more →

ITRI and Blockstream Blockhain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to ITRI (TW), the first patent addresses techniques for digital rights management system and digital rights protection. Assigned to Blockstream, the second patent addresses techniques for cryptographically concealing amounts and asset types... Read more →

Theta Labs and Camelot UK Bidco Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Theta Labs, the first patent addresses techniques for Non-fungible token (NFT) based digital rights management in a decentralized data delivery network. Assigned to Camelot UK Bidco (UK), the second patent addresses... Read more →

Infrared5 and IBM Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Seems to me, today's first patent perhaps confirms a return to the 90s idea of "superdistribution" originated by Ryoichi Mori and substantially elaborated by Victor Shear and the early Intertrust team. Superdistribution comprises... Read more →

Eluvio and HYPR Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Eluvio, the first patent addresses techniques for a decentralized content fabric (also see Eluvio's 11,063,865 which issued today). Assigned to HYPR, the second patent addresses techniques for federated identity management with... Read more →

Dream Channel and Symbiont.io Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Dream Channel (AU), the first of today's patents addresses techniques for virtual reality interaction monitoring using distributed ledgers. Assigned to Symbiont.io, the second patent addresses techniques for for implementing a smart... Read more →

Adobe and Nielsen Fingerprinting and Watermarking Patents

Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital fingerprinting and digital watermarking (a form of steganography). Assigned to Adobe, the first patent addresses techniques for content creation, fingerprints, and watermarks. Assigned to Nielsen, the second patent addresses techniques for using steganographically-encoded time information as basis to establish a time offset, to... Read more →

Factom and Taliware Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Factom, the first of today's Spotlight Patents addresses techniques for smart contracts in blockchain environments. Assigned to Taliware, the second patent addresses techniques for passive authentication of an individual using an... Read more →

Clarovia Holdings and Salesforce.com Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Clarovia Holdings, the first patent addresses techniques for using smart contracts to control the trade, supply, manufacture, and distribution of commodities. Assigned to salesforce.com, the second patent addresses techniques for implementing... Read more →

Verizon and Lottery Now Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Verizon, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for for blockchain ledger growth management using separation of a blockchain ledger into multiple blockchain ledgers. Assigned to Lottery Now, the second patent... 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 →

IBM and Mores 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 IBM, the first of today's patents concerns techniques for storing data via a blockchain ledger based on a consensus of a set of anchor blockchain nodes which are subset of nodes... Read more →

PwC and Coinplug Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for a cryptoconomy solution for administration and governance in a distributed system. Assigned to Coinplug (KR), the second patent addresses techniques for providing... Read more →

Microsoft and Vertigo Studios Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. (Note patent number 11,000,000 was issued today). Assigned to Microsoft, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for consensus-based policy management. Assigned to Vertigo Studios, the second patent concerns techniques for a blockchain-enabled... Read more →

Wells Fargo and Pinx 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 Wells Fargo Bank, the first patent addresses techniques for managing data across disparate blockchains. Assigned to Pinx, the second patent addresses techniques for a distributed social media network and system of... Read more →

Mythical and Netspective 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 Mythical, the first patent addresses techniques for using shared user inventory information to initiate a peer-to-peer exchange of a non-fungible digital asset. Assigned to Netspective, the second patent addresses techniques for... Read more →

Theta Labs and Broadridge Financial Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

Today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Theta Labs, the first patent addresses techniques for peer discovery in a decentralized data streaming and delivery network. Assigned to Broadridge Financial Solutions, the second patent addresses techniques for database-centered computer... Read more →

Visa and ATT Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

Today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Visa, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for tracking multiple classes of records in a single blockchain. Assigned to AT&T, the second patent addresses techniques for authenticating media based on... Read more →

Americorp and Netspective Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

Today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Americorp Investments, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for a blockchain operating system. Assigned to Netspective, the second patent addresses techniques for self-controlled digital authorization over communication networks. 10,965,661, "Blockchain... Read more →

Adobe and BT Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts, rights management). Assigned to Adobe, the first patent addresses techniques for providing proof and attestation services for claim verification. Assigned to British Telecom, the second patent addresses techniques for access control for a restricted resource in a network... Read more →

Verizon and Theta Labs Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Verizon, the first patent addresses techniques for authenticating an image. Assigned to Theta Labs, the second patent addresses techniques for... Read more →

Cambridge Blockchain and Eluvio Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Cambridge Blockchain, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for managing digital identities. Assigned to Eluvio, the second patent addresses techniques... Read more →

Labyrinth and IGT Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Labyrinth Research LLC, the first patent addresses techniques for collaborative road user safety. Assigned to IGT Global Solutions Corporation, the second... Read more →

SmartAxiom and Whoborn Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to SmartAxiom, the first patent addresses techniques for enabling IOT security using a decentralized IOT security platform that leverages the advanced... Read more →