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“# Microsoft wins US patent for ‘ledger-independent token service’ ” American tech giant Microsoft has won a blockchain-related patent for techniques for implementing a cross-chain token management system. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the agency granted the patent to Microsoft’s subsidiary Microsoft Technology Licensing on Aug. 24. Filed in February 2019, the…
“# Nonfungible tokens: A new paradigm for intellectual property assets? ” Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are digital records of the ownership of assets. The asset types most commonly associated with NFTs are digital assets, such as artwork like memes, GIFs, or gaming characters or properties. Assets represented by NFTs, however, may be digital, physical, tangible…
“#Google loses patent fight over Sonos smart speakers, may face import ban” A U.S. trade judge ruled on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s Google infringed five patents belonging to Sonos that concern smart speakers and related technology, a decision that could lead to an import ban. The brief ruling from Charles Bullock, the chief administrative law judge…
“# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race ” Chinese holding conglomerate Ping An Group filed the largest number of blockchain-related patents in 2020, according to a new report. Intellectual property-focused magazine Intellectual Asset Management has released a report on the rankings of the world’s foremost blockchain patentees. Based on data…
“#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry” Spotify is listening. The music streaming service was finally granted a patent — nearly three years after submitting plans — for an algorithm that can better predict what users want to hear — by listening-in on their conversations. The artificial intelligence technology will predict users’ “emotional…
“# Blockchain companies can’t afford to stay on the patent sidelines ” Twitter plays defense with its patents, Square has launched a consortium — which includes Coinbase — to pool crypto patents and Alibaba is well on its way with its mission to overtake IBM in the blockchain patent wars. Many startups don’t take the…
“# Slot machine manufacturer gets patent for crypto payment options ” The largest manufacturer of slot machines in the world has just received a patent that would allow customers to access crypto payments for gambling. According to records from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, International Game Technology, or IGT, received a patent today…
“# Coinbase becomes a founding member of Square’s crypto patent group ” The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, or COPA, headed up by finance company Square, recently picked up Coinbase as a cornerstone participant. Square unveiled the group in September as a method of warding off patent overreach — an issue that has been known to…
“# New patent-holder wants $18M a month from US Bitcoin ATM operators ” Puerto Rico-based blockchain and robotics firm Bots Inc has announced it is exploring its options with “a major law firm” to launch litigation against firms operating Bitcoin ATMs across the United States. Two weeks ago the company acquired a patent for protocols…
“#Eddie Van Halen was guitar god — and had US patent to prove it” Eddie Van Halen was a guitar legend who even had a US patent to prove it — submitting what just might be the coolest diagram ever to the federal government to explain his device. The famous rocker, who died of throat…