patents

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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Walmart Files Blockchain Patent To Keep Track Of Customer Purchases

Walmart Files Blockchain Patent To Keep Track Of Customer Purchases
Walmart Files Blockchain Patent To Keep Track Of Customer Purchases
May 22, 2018  |  Blockchain

A new patent application from Walmart shows how the retailer can use blockchain to keep track of customer purchases. According to CoinDesk, the patent details...

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Mastercard Files Patent To Use Blockchain To Protect Identity Data
Mastercard Files Patent To Use Blockchain To Protect Identity Data
April 17, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard has filed a patent that reveals it might utilize blockchain as a way to protect identity data. The application, which was originally filed in...

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Retailers See A Future For Drones Beyond Delivery
Retailers See A Future For Drones Beyond Delivery
March 16, 2018  |  Innovation

Ever since 2013, when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the eCommerce giant was working on a 30-minute drone delivery program called Prime Air, people have...

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PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
PayPal Looks To Make Crypto Payments Faster  
March 05, 2018  |  Payment Methods

PayPal looks to increase the adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method by recently filing for a patent application. CoinDesk, citing an application with the U.S....

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Bank Of America Leads Blockchain Patents
Bank Of America Leads Blockchain Patents
January 17, 2018  |  Blockchain

Bank of America ranks at the top of a list of companies investing in blockchain, with the financial institution (FI) applying for or securing around 43...

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Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Patent troll Erich Spangenberg, who is hated in Silicon Valley for challenging the patents on all sorts of technology, is eyeing the cryptocurrency market next....

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Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
Peeling Back the Curtain on Snapchat’s AR Secret
July 05, 2017  |  What's Hot

Finding nearby friends through an online platform became a lot easier when Snapchat unveiled its Snap Map offering. Just a few weeks ago, the disappearing...

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Uber Getting Into The Patent-Purchasing Business
Uber Getting Into The Patent-Purchasing Business
April 12, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber, the ride-hailing app, announced Tuesday (April 11) that it is getting into the patent-purchasing business, launching a patent purchase program dubbed UP3. In a...

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