Category: Patents

Navigating the complex world of IP law

Influential CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. Blockchain Patent – Blockchain based software licensing enforcement – US10572688

U.S. Patent 10572688 was awarded to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. on February 25, 2020 and is entitled “Blockchain based software licensing enforcement.” The first named inventor is Carlos M. Pignataro of Cary, NC. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: A server compiles a software program with a randomly generated string to produce compiled…
Read more

Influential SONY CORPORATION Blockchain Patent – Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program – US10573192

U.S. Patent 10573192 was awarded to SONY CORPORATION on February 25, 2020 and is entitled “Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program.” The first named inventor is Masaaki Isozu of Tokyo, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a processing unit configured to evaluate…
Read more

Influential Proclus Technologies Limited Blockchain Patent – Method and system for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions – US10574464

U.S. Patent 10574464 was awarded to Proclus Technologies Limited on February 25, 2020 and is entitled “Method and system for securing a blockchain with proof-of-transactions.” The first named inventor is Richard Michael Parris of Parkville, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing blockchain transactions,…
Read more

Influential INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Blockchain Patent – Cognitive mediator for generating blockchain smart contracts – US10521505

U.S. Patent 10521505 was awarded to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION on December 31, 2019 and is entitled “Cognitive mediator for generating blockchain smart contracts.” The first named inventor is Joseph N. Kozhaya of Morrisville, NC. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: In an approach to generating blockchain smart contracts, one or more…
Read more

Influential LABYRINTH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Blockchain Patent – Unified control of privacy-impacting devices – US10521604

U.S. Patent 10521604 was awarded to LABYRINTH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC on December 31, 2019 and is entitled “Unified control of privacy-impacting devices.” The first named inventor is Kevin L. Miller of Gainesville, FL. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: Systems, techniques, and apparatuses facilitate selecting, defining, controlling, verifying, and auditing privacy-impacting behaviors of…
Read more