block.one has a total number of 11 different granted patents and 11 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2019-06-18. The most recent patent has a date of 2021-12-14 (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 – block.one
U.S. Patent Number 11042400 is entitled ‘Language agnostic smart contract execution on a blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-06-22. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11075747 is entitled ‘Storing time-sensitive secrets in a blockchain network’ and was granted on 2021-07-27. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 11200329 is entitled ‘Fast access to a data resource update in a blockchain network’ and was granted on 2021-12-14. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Ian Holsman, Minneapolis, US. Total number of patents: 2.
Ian Holsman, Minneapolis, US. Total number of patents: 1.
Bartow Wyatt, Cashiers, US. Total number of patents: 1.
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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).
block.one 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:
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