Virtual Currency Patents

Virtual Currency Patents

US. Pat. No. 9,352,216 Location-based Games and Augmented Reality Systems

The Following Virtual Currency Patent was granted in May 2016:

PAT. NO. TITLE
9,352,216 Location-based games and augmented reality systems
9,349,246 Integrations portal for a peer-to-peer game platform

Virtual Currency Patent Applications

The following virtual currency patent applications were published in May 2016:

PUB.APP.NO
TITLE
20160148196 MODULAR DEVICE PAYMENT SYSTEM
20160148190 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CREDIT CARD TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20160148173 VIRTUAL CURRENCY MANAGEMENT IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT
20160140659 METHOD FOR CREATING A SECONDARY MARKET FOR NON-PUBLICALLY TRADED PRIVATELY PLACED SECURITIES
20160140653 VIRTUAL CURRENCY BANK
20160140517 NETWORK SYSTEM, AND SERVER APPARATUS, SERVER APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USE IN SAME
20160133095 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING AN ONLINE GAME OF CHANCE
20160125698 System and Method for Providing a Secondary Contest Dependent on the Results of a Primary Game
20160125403 OFFLINE VIRTUAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION
20160125398 SECURELY AND INSTANTLY CONVERTING DIGITAL WALLET VALUE TO PHYSICAL GOLD BULLION
20160125040 DIGITAL CURRENCY MINING CIRCUITRY HAVING SHARED PROCESSING LOGIC

Virtual Currency Patents — Definitions

As we use it here, “virtual currencies” include digital currencies, cryptocurrencies and other innovative electronic currencies, such as Bitcoin, Darkcoin, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Mastercoin, Namecoin, NXT, Peercoin, Ripple.

We track patents and patent applications that are substantially related to virtual currencies. Patents and applications that make only a passing reference to a virtual currency are generally not included. Please let us know if we have missed any important patents.

We track patent applications and patents that have been published or granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeAlthough most applications are published, a small percentage (about 7%) are not published for various reasons. Patent applications are generally published 18 months after the first priority date of the application. Published applications have not necessarily been examined and some applications will be abandoned after publication. Once an application is examined and approved and all fees and formalities have been satisfied, the Patent Office grants a patent.

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