Things Bitcoin Companies Try To Patent
Amazon. AT&T. Bank of America. Goldman Sachs. IBM. JPMorgan. Mastercard. R3. Western Union. Verizon. These are just a few of the corporations which have filed blockchain-related patent applications worldwide. But, what about bitcoin-specific patent applications, not blockchain? Bitcoin Can’t Be Patented. Because Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin....
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a patent that has been released this month that could potentially pave the way for PlayStation users to bet on competitive esports events with bitcoin. Let’s take a look at the patent and what it all means. Sony’s Patent The firm’s patent is titled “E-sports Betting Platform”. While the patent […]
VeChain Global Technology has petitioned for a patent with the U.S. federal agency Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Filed on April 22nd, 2021, the application seeks to register methods, devices, blockchain nodes, and a system for carbon recording and trading, per the document published by the agency. The patent has been attributed to Jianliang Gu, […]
Xiaomi, one of the biggest mobile phone and tech companies in the world, has introduced a patent that implements blockchain technology for the creation of its own virtual characters. The patent, introduced in China, mentions that the creation of these characters will be randomized thanks to the introduction of a gene sequence, responsible for determining the looks of the character.
Xiaomi Introduces Blockchain in Character Generation Patent
More and more industries are including blockchain as part of their new products due to its decentralized and immutable traits. Xiaomi, a....
What would an approved patent for a physical Bitcoin mean for the Bitcoin community? Douglas Feigelson, the founder of BitBills, filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on December 23, 2011. Just last Saturday, June 27, 2013, the USPTO processed Feigelson's application and entitled the application for a patent as, "Creating and Using Digital Currency." There is much concern within the Bitcoin community that such a patent, if approved, could potentially restrict further hardware Bitcoin wallet development. "Let's Talk Bitcoin,"highlightedthe connection....
The world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services, Bitpay has announced the company is joining the Square-founded crypto patent effort the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Bitpay has been working with blockchain products since 2011 and the firm will share open-source projects and use a shared patent library with the crypto patent organization. Bitpay Joins Crypto Patent Effort COPA The Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payment and blockchain company Bitpay is joining forces with COPA. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance was originally invoked by Square, Inc., and the....