
Blockchain has gained worldwide prominence in recent years due to Bitcoin. It relies on encryption for security and distributed computer technology. Instead of counting on a third party, it stores, validates, transmits, and exchanges data over a distributed network, thereby delivering trusted and value at a very low cost. To get a head start in blockchain standardization and patents, the Chinese government has encouraged the industry, academia, and research institutes to develop related technologies and apply for patents. As a result, the number of blockchain patents has surged. This report looks into the main applications of blockchain, key blockchain technologies developed and deployed by leading vendors such as Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Huawei, SinoChain, Bubi Technologies, IBM, and Intel.
List of Topics
Introduction of blockchain technology and its two main application categories
Analysis of 1,179 patents pertaining to blockchain technology that were filed to the SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China)
Detailed analysis of patent counts by field, by technology, and by application, each of which is sorted further by year of patent publication and by assignee country
The detailed profile of patent counts of startups (VeChia, One Connect, etc.), established enterprises (Tencent, Huawei, Alibaba, Intel, IBM, etc.), and payment service providers (Bank of China, MasterCard, etc.) by applications in the administration, payment, commerce, finance, operation, and service industries
Table of Contents
1.Introduction to Technology
2.Patent Deployment
2.1 Patent Mining
2.2 Patent Analysis
2.2.1 Patent Counts by Field and Year of Publication
2.2.2 Patent Counts by Field and Assignee Country
2.2.3 Patent Counts by Field and Assignee Organization
2.2.4 Patent Counts by Technology and Year of Publication
2.2.5 Patent Counts by Technology and Assignee Country
2.2.6 Patent Counts by Technology and Patent Organization
2.2.7 Cross-reference of Application and Year of Publication
2.2.8 Cross-analysis of Application and Patent Organization
3. MIC Perspectives
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
List of Companies
List of Tables
Table 1 Patent Counts by Field and Year of Publication
Table 2 Patent Counts by Field and Assignee Country
Table 3 Patent Counts by Field and Assignee Organization
Table 4 Patent Counts by Technology and Year of Publication
Table 5 Patent Counts by Technology and Assignee Country
Table 6 Patent Counts by Technology and Assignee Organization
Table 7 Patent Counts by Application and Year of Publication
Table 8 Patent Counts by Application and Assignee Organization
Alibaba
Bank of America
Bank of China
Beijing Yunzi
Best Wise International Computing
Blockchain Application Research Center
Bubi Technologies
Centrin Cloud Finance & Data Technology
China Ledger Alliance
China Unicom
China UnionPay
China United Network Communications
Fidelity Investment
Financial Blockchain Consortium
Fubon Financial Holding
Huawei
IBM
Intel
iPaynow
Jiangsu Tongfudun Science and Technology
MasterCard
MediaTek
Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
Modernity Financial Holdings
Nasdaq
One Connect
RChain Technology
SinoChain
State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China
Sony
Tencent
VeChai
VIA Technologies
Walmart
WeBank
World Intellectual Property Organization
Xiaomi
Yunphan
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*If Applicable.
