ServiceNow, Inc. has a total number of 551 different granted patents and 755 different inventors. The first patent on record has a date of 2015-12-15. 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 – ServiceNow, Inc.

U.S. Patent Number 10826682 is entitled ‘Multi-instance architecture supporting trusted blockchain-based network’ 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 11070632 is entitled ‘Identifying computing devices in a managed network that are involved in blockchain-based mining’ and was granted on 2021-07-20. This patent has a total of 0 citations in the United States. Link to patent overview. 

Most Innovative Inventors

Robert Bitterfeld, Petach Tikva, IL. Total number of patents: 18.

Hail Tal, Petach Tikva, IL. Total number of patents: 18.

Asaf Garty, Hemed, IL. Total number of patents: 15.

Bary Solomon, Petach Tikva, IL. Total number of patents: 13.

Daniel Badyan, Tel Aviv, IL. Total number of patents: 11.

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).

ServiceNow, 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:

• 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
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• 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.