web3: Circle从IBM收购近千项区块链专利
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07-27 20:53
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Circle从IBM收购近千项区块链相关专利,布局USDC、支付网络与AI金融工具。
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Circle 公司披露称,已从 IBM 收购近 1000 项已授权的区块链相关专利。交易金额未公开。公司表示,相关专利将用于支持 USDC、支付网络和链上基础设施业务,并称收购完成后其将成为美国持有此类专利最多的企业之一。

覆盖超过680个专利家族

根据公司新闻稿,这批专利横跨 680 多个专利家族,覆盖区块链技术、银行、金融服务、保险、企业基础设施、供应链验证和云安全等方向。

IBM 在出售前已是美国主要区块链专利持有者之一。专利分析机构 PatSnap 在 2025 年 12 月的一份统计中,将 IBM 列为美国区块链专利储备靠前的公司之一,与 Advanced New Technologies 和美国银行并列在前。

将用于USDC与支付网络

Circle 表示,这批专利将用于支持 USDC、Circle Payments Network、Arc 区块链,以及面向 AI 代理设计的金融工具。公司还称,Circle 与 IBM 计划继续探索进一步的商业合作机会。

Circle 首席法务官兼公司秘书 Sarah Wilson 表示,知识产权对推进公司使命和扩大链上基础设施采用具有重要作用。

交易细节尚未披露

目前,Circle 未披露本次收购中有多少专利在美国获批,也未说明 IBM 是否保留许可权,或 Circle 后续是否会对外授权、运营或主张相关专利权利。

公开信息显示,Circle 在 2023 年 12 月获得首项专利,内容涉及并行区块链数据处理。该公司此前也加入 LOT Network,以降低专利主张机构对其产品发起诉讼的风险。

补充信息:LOT Network 是一家面向企业的专利交叉保护网络,成员之间可在特定条件下减少专利诉讼风险。

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