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Sony files patent for tracking in-game digital assets
16.11.2022
Sony has formally filed for patent rights to keep tabs on in-game digital assets utilizing blockchain technology, more precisely, NFTs. This patent will provide all associated players with the ability to acquire a wide range of unique in-game assets and other paraphernalia belonging to a large...
Sony’s NFT Patent References Babe Ruth, Esports, And Pro Streamers
15.11.2022
I look forward to the day when my brain doesn’t have to think about terms like “distributed ledger,” “fungible,” or “jtoken” anymore. But if recent Sony patents are anything to go by, we may not be out of the NFT woods yet (if there are still woods left when crypto burns the planet down). While...
PlayStation Dives into NFT World with New Patent, Rival XBOX Lags Behind
15.11.2022
A newly published patent suggests that the gaming giant Sony PlayStation may use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in-game – or at least they’re looking into it. Microsoft’s XBOX, meanwhile, seems to be looking in the opposite direction.
Sony’s patent is titled “US20220358450 - Tracking Unique In-Game...
Apple job listings and patents hint at foray into ‘3D mixed-reality world’
15.11.2022
A “mixed-reality world” by Apple could be fast approaching as recent job openings show the tech giant is hiring a number of engineers with AR and VR experience
Visa Files Trademark Applications Covering a Range of Cryptocurrency Products, Including Crypto Wallet
29.10.2022
Payments giant Visa has filed two trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency products and services, including its own crypto wallet. The filings also mention crypto transaction management and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Visa’s New Trademark Applications Visa has filed...
Paypal and Western Union File Trademarks for Wide Range of Crypto Services
26.10.2022
Financial services companies Paypal and Western Union have each filed three new trademark applications covering a wide range of crypto services. Paypal’s applications are also for the payments giant’s logo. Paypal’s New Trademark Filings for Crypto Services Paypal Inc....
Formula One Files 8 Trademarks for ‘F1’ Covering Wide Range of Cryptocurrency and Metaverse Products
14.10.2022
Formula One has filed eight trademark applications covering a wide range of cryptocurrency, non-fungible token (NFT), and metaverse products and services with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Formula One Getting Deep Into Crypto, NFTs, Metaverse Formula One filed eight...
Blockchain firm sues Coinbase for $350M alleging patent infringement
26.9.2022
The plaintiff, Veritaseum believes that other centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges may have also unlawfully used the patent to facilitate crypto payments, trading, and staking services
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Sued Over Patent Infringement
23.9.2022
Lawsuit alleges that Coinbase infringed on patents related to its blockchain infrastructure
China accounts for 84% of all blockchain patent applications, but there's a catch
23.9.2022
China’s push for blockchain technology gained steam after 2019 when President Xi Jinping called for corporations from tech giants to become industry leaders in the nascent tech
Ford prepares to enter the Metaverse with virtual automobiles and NFTs
9.9.2022
A trademark application covering its future efforts in the Metaverse and NFT space comes only a month after the company announced huge staff cuts
PraSaga awarded U.S. patent for placing computer operating system onto the blockchain
6.9.2022
The patent protects claims for processing non-singular message passage transactions on the blockchain
Gas-to-Bitcoin Firm Crusoe Energy Sues Rival Alkane Midstream Over Patent Infringement
27.8.2022
The Denver-based gas-to-bitcoin infrastructure company Crusoe Energy is suing the rival firm Alkane Midstream LLC over alleged patent infringement and poaching customers in Colorado. Crusoe’s lawsuit claims since November 2019, “Alkane was actively monitoring Crusoe and...
Tencent receives patent for blockchain-based missing persons poster
22.8.2022
The simple patent idea took three years to be granted regulatory clearance
Alexander Graham Bell: Patent podal o pár hodin dřív, spory se táhly 100 let
1.8.2022
Bez průmyslníka a vynálezce Alexandera Grahama Bella bychom dnes možná byli technologicky o několik desítek roků zpět. 2. srpna uplyne přesně sto let od smrti muže, který vdechl život třeba gramofonu
Xiaomi Files Patent to Create Its Own Blockchain-Powered Virtual Characters
22.7.2022
Xiaomi, one of the biggest mobile phone and tech companies in the world, has introduced a patent that implements blockchain technology for the creation of its own virtual characters. The patent, introduced in China, mentions that the creation of these characters will be randomized thanks to...
Turkish crypto exchange joins COPA to fight against 'patent trolls'
21.7.2022
Özgür Güneri, the CEO of BtcTurk, said that the firm joined COPA to protect technologies within crypto, especially Bitcoin
U.S. trademark and copyright offices to study IP impact of NFTs
12.7.2022
The U.S. Patent and Trademark, and Copyright offices will explore the impact of NFTs on intellectual property rights as lawsuits begin to stack up
Zbaveni pout člověčenství: Co obsahoval patent Josefa II. o zrušení nevolnictví?
8.7.2022
Josef II. vstoupil do dějin jako osvícený panovník, který svůj lid zbavil okovů nevolnictví
Nifty News: NFT and Web3 gaming console to launch in 2024, Chinese firms to check ID for NFT buying, and more
5.7.2022
The console's creators say it will be compatible with eight blockchains and have its own digital wallet, token, and marketplace, with a prototype coming in “a few months.”