The document analyzes blockchain technology innovation by reviewing 4,000 US patent applications filed between January 2010 and June 2020. It identifies the top 100 blockchain innovation entities, which collectively hold 2,100 patent applications, with the top five entities—IBM, Alibaba, Bank of America, Walmart, and Mastercard—submitting 895 patents combined. The document includes visual representations of the entities' patent landscape based on application numbers and their respective industries.

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Blockchain Innovation Superpower Infographic
Alex G. Lee1
Patents are a good information resource for obtaining the state of the art of blockchain technology innovation
insights. Patents that specifically describe the major blockchain technologies are a good indicator of the blockchain
innovations in a specific innovation entity. To find blockchain technology innovation status, patent applications in
the USPTO during the period of January 1, 2010 – June 30, 2020 in priority date that specifically describe the
major blockchain technologies are searched and reviewed. 4,000 published patent applications that are related to
the key blockchain technology innovation are selected for detail analysis.
Top 100 blockchain technology innovation entities are selected based on their number of published patent
applications. Following figure shows the landscape of the top 100 blockchain technology innovation entities with
respect to number of published patent applications. The top 100 blockchain technology innovation entities
represent 2,100 patent applications. The top 5 innovation leaders (IBM, Alibaba Group, Bank of America, Walmart,
Mastercard) account for 895 patent applications. The size of bubble chat for IBM represents 412 patent
applications.
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Alex G. Lee, Ph.D Esq., is a CTO and patent attorney at TechIPm, LLC.

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Following figure shows the landscape of the top 100 blockchain technology innovation entities with respect to
country of H.Q. location & representative business industry.

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