Managing Rights Management

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Perpetual Altruism and Americorp Investments Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Perpetual Altruism (GB), the first application discloses techniques for auctioning an item for a seller, and computer implemented method of updating a smart contract. Assigned to Americorp Investments, LLC, the second... Read more →

Strong Force and Warstler Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, 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 crowdsourcing condition of guarantor. Assigned to the inventor, Morgan Warstler, the second application discloses techniques for creating a computer application based on a... 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 →

Live Nation and 2218716 Alberta Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Live Nation, the first of today's applications discloses techniques for securing access rights to resources using cryptography and the blockchain. Assigned to 2218716 Alberta (CA), the second application discloses 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 →

Instant! Communications and CapOne Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains, (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Instant! Communications, the first application discloses techniques for a dynamic radio access mesh network. Assigned to CapOne, the second application discloses techniques for redemption and settlement transactions via smart contracts. 20210105625,... 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 →

Ericsson and SWIFT Smart Contracts 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 smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Ericsson (SE), the first application discloses techniques for managing cloud services using smart contracts and blockchains. Assigned to SWIFT,... 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 →

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 →

RBC and Advanced New Tech 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 (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to the Royal Bank of Canada (CA), the first of today's patents addresses techniques for digital reward processing utilizing distributed ledger... Read more →

Salesforce and Mastercard Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. This week's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Salesforce, the first application discloses techniques to implement record level access on metadata driven blockchain using shared secrets and... Read more →

Two Salesforce Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New patent applications are published by the USTPO on Thursdays. Assigned to Salesforce, both of today's Spotlight Applications concern blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. The first application discloses techniques for implementing declarative smart actions for coins and assets transacted onto a blockchain using distributed ledger... Read more →

Americorp Investments and Yield Solutions Blockchain and Rights Management Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents address aspects of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Americorp Investments, the first patent addresses a blockchain operating system. Assigned to Yield Solutions, the second patent addresses computer-based systems including blockchains... Read more →

Kalypton and MobileCoin Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers), rights management broadly construed, in the context of financial services. Assigned ti Kalypton, the first application discloses techniques for distributed transaction processing and authentication system. Assigned to... Read more →

Merck and BofA 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 Merck, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for composite security marking related to anti-counterfeit protection of products. Assigned to BofA, the... Read more →

OMNY and Capital One 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 OMNY, the first patent address a supply mesh platform. Assigned to CapOne, the second patent addresses techniques for workflow management... Read more →

Visa and Strong Force Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patents 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 Visa, the first application discloses techniques for using digital signatures to create trusted digital asset transfers. Assigned to Strong... Read more →

CGP IP Holdings and Americorp 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 (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to CGP IP Holdings, the first patent addresses techniques for a distributed overwatch system that allows transactions with government-grade privacy and... Read more →

Cisco and Domus Tower Blockchain and Rights Mangement Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management. Assigned to Cisco, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for content and service sharing. Assigned to Domus Tower (AU), the second patent addresses... Read more →

Beatdapp and Ranieri Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Beatdapp Software, the first patent addresses techniques for scalably tracking media playback using blockchain. Assigned to Ranieri IP, LLC, the second patent addresses... Read more →

Symbiont.IO and Capital One Blockchain and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuedays. Both of today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Symbiont.IO, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for implementing a smart contract on a distributed ledger technology platform. Assigned to... Read more →

Walmart and Americorp Blockchian and DRM Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern blockchains (distributed ledgers, smart contracts) and rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Walmart, the first patent addresses techniques for managing reservations and deliveries for a docking station. Assigned to Americorp Financial, the second patent addresses techniques for... Read more →

Nielsen Watermarking and Square Fingerprinting Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking and digital fingerprinting. Assigned to Nielsen, the first patent addresses techniques for detecting watermark modifications. Assigned to Square, the second patent addresses techniques for processing transactions in offline mode. 10,366,466, "Detecting watermark modifications,"... Read more →

Chicago Merch Ex and IBM Blockchain and DRM Patents

The USPTO issues new patents on Tuesdays. Today's Spotlight Patents continue the theme of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for a bilateral assertion model and ledger implementation thereof. Assigned to IBM,... Read more →