Managing Rights Management

Wells Fargo and BCDB Blockchain and Smart Contracts 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 patent addresses a quantum-safe blockchain vault system. Assigned to BCDB, the second patent addresses object oriented smart contracts for UTXO-based blockchains. 11695570, “Quantum-safe blockchain vault system,”... Read more →

China Unionpay and Luther Systems Smart Contract Patents

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to China Unionpay (CN), the first patent address techniques for control of blockchain data access based on smart contracts. Assigned to Luther Systems, the second patent addresses techniques for secure management of... Read more →

Americorp Investments, BofA, and OpenCT Blockchain and Smart Contract Patents

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. A 3fer today. Assigned to Americorp Investments, the first patent addresses distributed consent protecting data across systems and services. Assigned to BofA, the second patent addresses techniques for blockchain-based digital token utilization. Assigned... Read more →

Disney and nChain Blockchain Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Disney, the first application discloses techniques for effectuating real-world outcomes based on digital assets of users. Assigned to nChain Licensing (DE), the second application discloses techniques for time release encryption over... Read more →

Meta Platforms and Matthew James NFT and Smart Contract Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Meta Platforms, the first application discloses techniques for transactions associated with non-fungible tokens (NFT) using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Assigned to Matthew Charles James, the second application discloses... Read more →

Citibank and Hiro Systems Smart Contract Patents

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Both of today's Spotlight Patents address aspects of smart contracts. Assigned to Citibank, the first patent addresses techniques for conducting cryptographically secure actions in public, non-permissioned blockchains using bifurcated self-executing programs. Assigned to... Read more →

GridPlus and MRInnovations Smart Contact and Blockchain Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to GridPlus, the first application discloses techniques for secure conditional transfer of cryptographic data allows transfer of cryptographically-based data from one party to another while mitigating failure of a counterparty to perform.... Read more →

Experian and Wells Fargo Smart Contract and Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Experian, the first patent addresses techniques for symmetric encryption for private smart contracts among multiple parties in a private peer-to-peer network. Assigned to Wells Fargo, the second patent addresses techniques for... Read more →

Michael Lewis Podcast On Tracing Illicit Cryptocurrency

Podcast here For his next book, Michael Lewis wants to find out how investigators manage to trace the murky trail of illicit crypto. Cryptocurrency started with the dream of cash changing hands without a trace. But that dream has turned into a nightmare for many would-be criminals. A new field... Read more →

Goldman Sachs and Verona Holdings Blockchain and NFT Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. The first application from last Thursday, is assigned to Goldman Sachs, and discloses techniques for pseudonymous transactions on blockchains compliant with "know your customer" regulations and reporting requirements 20230117344, “Pseudonymous transactions on blockchains... Read more →