ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED has a total number of 2272 different granted patents and 3755 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2002-11-05. The most recent patent has a date of 2021-12-28 (as of the date of this article).
This company is a leader in filing for blockchain patents. The most impactful blockchain patents are listed below.
Top Blockchain Patents – ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
U.S. Patent Number 9774578 is entitled ‘Distributed key secret for rewritable blockchain’ and was granted on 2017-09-26. This patent has a total of 75 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9785369 is entitled ‘Multiple-link blockchain’ and was granted on 2017-10-10. This patent has a total of 35 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9998286 is entitled ‘Hardware blockchain consensus operating procedure enforcement’ and was granted on 2018-06-12. This patent has a total of 33 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9959065 is entitled ‘Hybrid blockchain’ and was granted on 2018-05-01. This patent has a total of 28 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9967096 is entitled ‘Rewritable blockchain’ and was granted on 2018-05-08. This patent has a total of 23 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10250395 is entitled ‘Cryptologic blockchain interoperation’ and was granted on 2019-04-02. This patent has a total of 19 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 9967088 is entitled ‘Rewritable blockchain’ and was granted on 2018-05-08. This patent has a total of 15 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Teresa Sheausan Tung, San Jose, US. Total number of patents: 65.
Sanjay Podder, Thane, IN. Total number of patents: 32.
David Treat, Ridgefield, US. Total number of patents: 20.
Giuseppe Giordano, Antibes, FR. Total number of patents: 19.
Luca Schiatti, Juan les Pins, FR. Total number of patents: 15.
Conclusion
Blockchain patenting has been at full throttle since 2017 and with Bitcoin and Ethereum hitting all-time highs in 2021, Select IP has done research into which companies are now patenting in blockchain technology in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED is an early player in the blockchain patent space. To help our clients develop their intellectual propery and avoid the risk of potentially infringing any patents, Select Patents provides our clients a variety of services. We want our clients to develop an effective and efficient patent protection strategy. These services include:
- Patent Portfolio Analysis
- Patentability Searches
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- Non-Infringement Opinions – Determine if a product infringes a competitor’s patent.
- Patent Invalidity Searches & Opinions – Find prior art to invalidate a competitor’s patent.
- “Patent Fence” Strategies Against Competitors
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- U.S. Provisional Patent Applications
- U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Applications (Utility) – Apply for patent protection on the structural and functional aspects of an invention.
- U.S. Design Patent Applications – Apply for patent protection on the ornamental appearance of an invention.
- PCT International Patent Applications – Apply for international patent protection for an invention.
- Foreign Patent Protection – We work with foreign legal professionals worldwide to protect our client’s foreign patent rights.