Cryptocurrency: Industrial Applications

Blockchain-based technology is growing in interest to large and small corporations and investors, many of which are staking their claims within this emerging intellectual property sector by filing patent applications with the USPTO. The Industrial Applications Forecast includes expert analyst opinion and insights, the full underlying dataset or all granted and published patents, plus access to the patent radar visualization.

Top 10 Corporate Owners

Corporation	Patents and Published Applications Count
1. Inventor	128
2. IBM	103
3. Alibaba Group Holding Limited	100
4. Strong Force Intellectual Capital	30
5. Intertrust	28
6. Bank of America	22
7. Mastercard	21
8. Igt Uk Interactive Limited	21
9. Toronto–Dominion Bank	21
10. Walmart	18

Invention Categorization and Classification

Classification	Patents and Published Applications
Sports	17
Healthcare	76
Transportation	93
Voting	27
Gambling	110
Admin Mgmt	93
Geolocation	15
Property	87
Energy	78
Telecom	79
Identity Management	143
Finance	172
Social Networks	66
Video Games	85
Incentives	110
Digital Media	98
Tracking	230
Ecommerce	149
Digital Rights	101
Manufacturing	7
Internet of Things	45
Software	24

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March 25, 2021

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Recent Published Activity in Cryptocurrency: Industrial Applications as of April 12, 2021