To
find blockchain technology innovation leadership for the US market, patents in
the USPTO database are searched using relevant blockchain keywords. Total of more
than 1200 published patent applications regarding blockchain innovation are
identified as of 3Q 2018.
IBM
is the leader in blockchain patent application followed by, Bank of America, Mastercard,
Wal-Mart, TD Bank, Intel, American Express, Accenture, Cognitive Scale, Inc.,
and Coinbase. It is interesting to find innovation leadership of Wal-Mart (a
retail giant) and Intel (a semiconductor chip manufacturing leader) in
blockchain technology innovation.
The
identified blockchain patents are further classified by key technologies for
blockchain applications: security, transaction, cryptocurrency, database, smart
contract, blockchain network, consensus, decentralized application, and AI. Technology
regarding security is identified as the top blockchain technology in blockchain
technology innovation.
For
more information, please contact Alex G. Lee (alexglee@techipm.com).
Reference: Blockchain Patents for Innovation Data 3Q 2018
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