Since the 2009 Bitcoin whitepaper, crypto currencies have risen in value, enabled decentralized global trade, but also endured market value fluctuation, theft, and use as tender for illegal transactions. Blockchain-based technology grows in interest to large and small corporations and investors, many of which are staking their claims within this emerging intellectual property sector by filing patent applications with the USPTO. The Cryptocurrency 2018 Report includes expert analyst opinion and insights, the full underlying dataset or all granted and published patents, plus access to the patent radar visualization.
| Corporation | Patents and Published Applications Count |
|---|---|
1.
IBM
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2.
Bank of America
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| 3. Inventor |
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| 4. Mastercard |
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| 5. Paypal,inc |
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6.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
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7.
Visa
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8.
Intel
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| 9. Nchain Holdings Ltd |
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10.
Toronto–Dominion Bank
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| Categorization and Classification | Patents and Published Applications |
|---|---|
| 285 | |
| 108 Distributed Apps , 104 Analytics , 52 Mining , 21 Auditing | |
| 1045 | |
| 109 Tracking , 87 Ecommerce , 87 Finance , 80 Incentives , 77 Digital Rights , 71 Identity Management , 68 Digital Media , 62 Gambling , 57 Admin Mgmt , 54 Video Games , 48 Social Networks , 42 Energy , 39 Telecom , 38 Healthcare , 33 Transportation , 22 Internet of Things , 21 Property , 21 Voting , 9 Geolocation , 9 Sports , 8 Software , 3 Manufacturing | |
| 137 | |
| 83 Protocols , 54 Topologies | |
| 893 | |
| 614 Payment Systems , 124 Ecash , 65 Wallet , 56 Currency Conversion , 34 Card | |
| 824 | |
| 486 Authentication , 338 Cryptography | |
