Managing Rights Management

IBM and nChain Smart Contract and Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, (blockchains, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to IBM, the first of today's patents addresses techniques for chain-of-custody of digital content in a database system. Assigned to nChain Holdings (AG), the second patent addresses techniques for secure peer-to-peer communication... Read more →

Creative Intell and Verifi Media Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Creative Intell, the first application discloses techniques for guided collaborative digital contract drafting and negotiations using a chatbot and/or virtual assistant to guide a user through developing a digital contract. Assigned... Read more →

Accenture and ANT Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Accenture, the first application discloses techniques for asset management, registry, and tracking on shared blockchain nodes. Assigned to ANT, the second application discloses techniques for blockchain-based dispute resolution. 20220066424, "Asset management,... Read more →

Nokia and TBS Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Nokia (FI), the first application discloses techniques for data sharing using smart contracts. Assigned to TBS, the second application discloses techniques for providing media content to content consumers for playback and... Read more →

Trend Micro and Sony Blockchain and DRM Patents

Smart contracts, blockchains (distributed ledgers), and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to Trend Micro (JP), the first patent addresses techniques for distributed digital rights management with decentralized key management. Assigned to Sony (JP), the second patent addresses techniques for blockchain-based digital rights management.... Read more →

Ma and D3D Blockchain Patent Applications

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Applications. Assigned to Moses T. Ma, the first application discloses techniques for managing intellectual property using a blockchain. Assigned D3D (KR), the second application discloses techniques for processing copyright and profit distribution of clothes... Read more →

IBM, Cisco, and Eluvio Blockchain Patents

Smart contracts, blockchains (distributed ledgers), and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. A rare 3-fur today. Assigned to IBM, the first patent addresses techniques implementing a right to be forgotten on an immutable ledger. Assigned to Cisco, the second patent addresses techniques for decentralized content... Read more →

NTT and Heir Apparent Blockchain Patents

Blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed are the themes of today's Spotlight Patents. Assigned to NTT (JP), the first of today's patents addresses techniques for permission information management. Assigned to Heir Apparent, Inc., the second patent addresses techniques for participative support of content-providing users. 11,165,567, "Permission... Read more →