Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC has a total number of 47743 different granted patents and 34642 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 1986-05-13. 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 – Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

U.S. Patent Number 10484346 is entitled ‘Establishment of consortium blockchain network’ and was granted on 2019-11-19. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10764259 is entitled ‘Transaction processing for consortium blockchain network’ and was granted on 2020-09-01. This patent has a total of 1 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10447478 is entitled ‘Cryptographic applications for a blockchain system’ and was granted on 2019-10-15. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10742393 is entitled ‘Confidentiality in a consortium blockchain network’ and was granted on 2020-08-11. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10812253 is entitled ‘Blockchain object interface’ and was granted on 2020-10-20. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10922425 is entitled ‘Establishment of a confidential blockchain network’ and was granted on 2021-02-16. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 10938548 is entitled ‘Blockchain object deployment and synchronization across blockchains’ and was granted on 2021-03-02. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

Most Innovative Inventors

Thomas Moscibroda, Beijing, CN. Total number of patents: 61.

Manuel Costa, Cambridge, GB. Total number of patents: 28.

Mark Eugene Russinovich, Bellevue, US. Total number of patents: 28.

Marc Mercuri, Bothell, US. Total number of patents: 24.

Zeyad Rajabi, Seattle, US. Total number of patents: 19.

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).

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 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
• Freedom to Operate Searches & Opinions – Identify patents that may have potential infringement issues.
• 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
• Patent Avoidance Product Redesign Services
• 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.