The EU Commission and the EU Intellectual Property Office will host a hackathon to explore blockchain use cases for intellectual property protection.
ZhongAn Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese online insurer ZhongAn, hopes to patent a blockchain solution for protecting digital media against piracy.
In a recently released patent application, tech giant Huawei touts a blockchain system for protecting digital property rights.
Lawyers take a look at the challenges involved in using ethereum's open-source code, and what they claim are its potential pitfalls.
New patent filings from American Express suggest the credit card provider is looking at blockchain as part of a consumer rewards system.
A former employee is engaged in a tit-for-tat battle with mining giant Bitmain over the alleged misuse of intellectual property.
Xerox may be looking to use blockchain to create digital proofs for documents and other forms of data, according to a patent filing.
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.
A Canadian media production firm with links to the Ontario government is seeking partners for a blockchain trial focused on tracking copyrights.
Venture-backed blockchain startup Bitfury is seeking a patent related to electronics design, public documents reveal.
Three music associations have teamed up with IBM to create a blockchain solution aimed to protect the intellectual property of artists.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce has formed a new council to help the blockchain industry better protect its intellectual property.
Taiwan blockchain startup Bitmark has raised $1.7m in a new seed funding round.
CoinDesk speaks with Ascribe CTO Trent McConaghy, who co-founded a startup behind a blockchain-powered IP ownership platform.
A startup that uses the bitcoin blockchain to digitally establish ownership of art and other creative works has raised $2m in seed funding.