In the 2017 Global Enterprise’s Blockchain Patent Ranking (Top 100) recently co-released by IPRdaily (a new media committed to creating the world’s most influential intellectual property cooperation platform) & incoPat (a patent database collecting more than 100 million pieces of patent information from 112 authorities), blockchain patents from China-based enterprises account for 49% among 1060 pieces of blockchain patents, and over 10% are from five Hangzhou-based enterprises. Next comes the United States, contributing 33%. Companies from Russia, Japan and other countries also can be seen on the list.
Alibaba wins the patent champion with 43 pieces of patents, Bank of America Corporation ranks second, and next comes the PBoC (People’s Bank of China) Digital Currency Research Institute.
China’s growth in blockchain patents and blockchain financing is currently the leading position in the world, far faster than that of the United States, as reported in the China Blockchain Industry Report 2018 released in Davos on Jan.26.
Alibaba has already applied blockchain technology in several scenarios with public welfare, e-commerce and finance included. Early in October 2016, Ali Cloud has launched the world’s first blockchain-based email evidence repository, which allows users to synchronized and store critical data of critical emails to third parties, even judicial department. Months later in March 2017, Alibaba joined hands with PwC to explore blockchain in fight against food fraud and increase the traceability of food products.
Note that another China’s institute is among the top three – PBoC Digital Currency Research Institute. Though founded last year, it has been working on the research and development of legal digital currency as early as 2014...
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