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EU Agencies to Offer €100K Prize at Blockchain Hackathon

The EU Commission and the EU Intellectual Property Office will host a hackathon to explore blockchain use cases for intellectual property protection.

By Annaliese Milano

Apr 11, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. UTC

Apr 11, 2018

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China

ZhongAn Wants to Catch Media Pirates with Blockchain

ZhongAn Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online insurer ZhongAn, hopes to patent a blockchain solution for protecting digital media against piracy.

By Wolfie Zhao

Mar 13, 2018 at 2:20 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2018

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Identity

Huawei Seeks Patent for Blockchain Rights Management

In a recently released patent application, tech giant Huawei touts a blockchain system for protecting digital property rights.

By Wolfie Zhao

Mar 7, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 7, 2018

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Ethereum

Coders Beware: Licensing Issues Abound for Ether Apps

Lawyers take a look at the challenges involved in using ethereum's open-source code, and what they claim are its potential pitfalls.

By Matt Savare, John Wintermute and Shailley Singh

Dec 6, 2017 at 12:01 p.m. UTC

Dec 6, 2017

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Payments

American Express Eyes Blockchain for Customer Rewards System

New patent filings from American Express suggest the credit card provider is looking at blockchain as part of a consumer rewards system.

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 23, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 23, 2017

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Bitcoin mining

Former Bitmain Chip Designer Seeks to Revoke Mining Giant's Patent

A former employee is engaged in a tit-for-tat battle with mining giant Bitmain over the alleged misuse of intellectual property.

By Wolfie Zhao

Oct 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2017

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Proof of Xerox? Copier Giant Pursues Blockchain Time-Stamping Strategy

Xerox may be looking to use blockchain to create digital proofs for documents and other forms of data, according to a patent filing.

By Stan Higgins

Sep 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Sep 5, 2017

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Bank of America Files 9 More Blockchain Patent Applications

Nine more blockchain-related patent applications filed by Bank of America have been made public, a number that brings the bank's total to at least 30.