AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. has a total number of 16621 different granted patents and 7153 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 1999-04-27. 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 – AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
U.S. Patent Number 10341105 is entitled ‘Blockchain-based social media history maps’ and was granted on 2019-07-02. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10826695 is entitled ‘Blockchain-based social media history maps’ and was granted on 2020-11-03. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10832220 is entitled ‘Methods, devices and systems for managing group membership and record verification using blockchain’ and was granted on 2020-11-10. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10979445 is entitled ‘Security management of devices using blockchain technology’ and was granted on 2021-04-13. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11068915 is entitled ‘Flexible behavioral chain framework for permission-based enterprise-focused blockchain applications’ and was granted on 2021-07-20. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11082850 is entitled ‘Blockchain based wireless access point password management’ and was granted on 2021-08-03. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11088827 is entitled ‘Location-based blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-08-10. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
James Pratt, Round Rock, US. Total number of patents: 211.
Eric Zavesky, Austin, US. Total number of patents: 174.
Sheldon Kent Meredith, Roswell, US. Total number of patents: 126.
James Fan, San Ramon, US. Total number of patents: 95.
Divesh Srivastava, Summit, US. Total number of patents: 77.
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).
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. 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
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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.