Top Blockchain Patent Holders – SAP SE – Patent Report

SAP SE has a total number of 3844 different granted patents and 4842 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2014-09-09. 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 – SAP SE

U.S. Patent Number 10506104 is entitled ‘Identity verification using blockchain technology’ and was granted on 2019-12-10. This patent has a total of 30 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 11063744 is entitled ‘Document flow tracking using blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-07-13. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 11087143 is entitled ‘Shop platform using blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-08-10. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

U.S. Patent Number 11120024 is entitled ‘Dual-stack architecture that integrates relational database with blockchain’ and was granted on 2021-09-14. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

 

Most Innovative Inventors

Markus Schmidt-Karaca, Heidelberg, DE. Total number of patents: 7.

Alexander Ocher, San Jose, US. Total number of patents: 6.

Viktor Lapitski, Mountain View, US. Total number of patents: 5.

Andrey Belyy, Sunnyvale, US. Total number of patents: 4.

Mehran Shakeri, Berlin, DE. Total number of patents: 2.

 

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).

SAP SE 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.

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