Managing Rights Management

Micro Focus and Visa Smart Contract and Blockchain Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Micro Focus, the first application discloses techniques for blockchain malware protection. Assigned to Visa, the second application discloses techniques for creating multiple records based on an ordered smart contract. 20220417272, “Blockchain... Read more →

nChain and Jingdong Smart Contract Patent Applications

Smart contracts (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications.Assigned to nChain Holdings, the first application discloses techniques for a blockchain transaction comprising runnable code for hash-based verification. Assigned to Jingdong (CN), the second application discloses techniques for executing smart contracts. 20220263664, "Blockchain... Read more →

SECARM and JPMorgan Chase Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, blockchains (distributed ledgers), and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to SECARM, the first patent addresses techniques for a block chain network and hash-based cuckoo filter. Assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, the second patent addresses techniques for software license management using a... Read more →

Ecosteer and ATT Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Ecosteer (IT), the first application discloses multicast encryption scheme for data-ownership platform. Assigned to AT&T, the second application discloses techniques for a ledger and parametric marketplace for algorithmic content creations. 20210344484,... Read more →

Vertigo Studios and Simpsx Technologies Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Vertigo Studios, the first application discloses techniques for interoperable digital social recorder of multi-threaded smart routed media and crypto asset compliance and payment systems and methods. Assigned to Simpsx Technologies, the... Read more →

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 →

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 →

Two Oracle Blockchain and Rights Management Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published by the USPTO on Thursdays. Today's Spotlight Applications continue our theme of blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. The first of the two applications assigned to Oracle discloses techniques for implementing a distributed ledger a blockchain cloud service. The second... Read more →

Oracle and StartEngine Crowdfunding Blockchain and DRM Patent Applications

New pending patent applications are published on Thursdays by the USPTO. Today's Spotlight Applications continue the themes of blockchain (distributed ledger, smart contracts) and digital rights management broadly construed. Assigned to Oracle, the first application discloses techniques for digital asset traceability and assurance using a distributed ledger. Assigned to StartEngine... Read more →

TLS Corp Watermarking and Johns Hopikins Fingerprinting Patents

New patents are issued by the USPTO on Tuesdays. This week's Spotlight Patents concern aspects of digital watermarking and digital fingerprinting. Assigned to TLS Corp, the first patent addresses techniques for inserting watermarks into audio signals that have speech-like properties. Assigned to The Johns Hopkins University, the second patent addresses... Read more →