Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has a total number of 413 different granted patents and 375 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2006-12-19. 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 – Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
U.S. Patent Number 10417217 is entitled ‘Systems and methods for blockchain rule synchronization’ and was granted on 2019-09-17. This patent has a total of 19 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
U.S. Patent Number 10839379 is entitled ‘Blockchain including linked digital assets’ and was granted on 2020-11-17. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview.
Most Innovative Inventors
Stanislav Liberman, Highland, US. Total number of patents: 11.
Ajay Madhavan, Aurora, US. Total number of patents: 8.
Ryan Pierce, Chicago, US. Total number of patents: 7.
Mansoor Ahmed, Chicago, US. Total number of patents: 3.
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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).
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 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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