patent

A patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention.

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Mastercard Blockchain Patent Would Support Multiple Currencies
Mastercard Blockchain Patent Would Support Multiple Currencies
October 10, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has been awarded a patent for a proposed blockchain system that would support multiple types of currency. According to Coindesk, the patent describes how...

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Bitcoin Daily: TD Ameritrade Backs ErisX; Crypto Hackers Mint 235M Fake Pigeoncoins
Bitcoin Daily: TD Ameritrade Backs ErisX; Crypto Hackers Mint 235M Fake Pigeoncoins
October 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Hackers have minted 235 million fake tokens of the digital Pigeoncoin currency by taking advantage of a bitcoin bug, The Next Web reported. As a...

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block
September 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Patents can be the springboard to competitive advantage.  In the blockchain space, China (and Alibaba) dominate new patent filings.  Crypto crackdown aside, here's what China...

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China Shows Road For Blockchain Beyond Cryptos?
China Shows Road For Blockchain Beyond Cryptos?
September 05, 2018  |  Blockchain

China is striving to curb cryptos, and speculation -- with nascent adoption of blockchain in financial services and beyond.  Might "smart banking" and "smarter shipping"...

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With Patent Filing, Square Circles Cryptos For Payments At POS
With Patent Filing, Square Circles Cryptos For Payments At POS
August 29, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Much has been made about cryptocurrencies and the speculation that has marked trading activity in that arena. Much has been made about the fact that,...

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Capital One Eyes Blockchain For Authentication
Capital One Eyes Blockchain For Authentication
August 20, 2018  |  Banking

Capital One, the national bank, filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last June to use blockchain for securing user authentication methods...

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Coinbase Snares Patent For Bitcoin Payments Network
Coinbase Snares Patent For Bitcoin Payments Network
August 17, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, has snagged a patent that looks to bring a measure of security to payments done over bitcoin. As reported by several...

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Barclays Eyes Blockchain For Fund Transfers, KYC
Barclays Eyes Blockchain For Fund Transfers, KYC
July 20, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Barclays filed two applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday (July 19), reports in CoinDesk said. Both applications relate to application of...

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