Method and system for providing blockchain-based intellectual property transaction

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction, and the method for providing a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction, according to the present invention, comprises: a first step of being provided with, from a user terminal by an intellectual property transaction provision server, information and data of IP possessed by a user; a second step of pre-evaluating, by the intellectual property transaction provision server, whether or not there is a reason for restriction, before going through a detailed examination procedure by using the information and data of the IP; a third step of performing, by the intellectual property transaction provision server, detailed evaluation through qualitative evaluation and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the IP when it is determined as a result of the pre-evaluation that there is no reason for restriction; a fourth step of determining, by the intellectual property transaction provision server, whether to list or abolish the IP, by using a detailed evaluation item; and a fifth step of issuing, by the intellectual property transaction provision server, a token corresponding to the IP so as to enable a distributed transaction of a value for the IP which has been determined to be listed.

Description

Method and system for providing blockchain-based intellectual property transactions

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for providing intellectual property transactions, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing intellectual property transactions based on blockchain for activating IP (Intellectual Property) transactions.

[0002] Recently, various efforts have been made to revitalize the market for patents, utility model rights, design rights, trademarks (hereinafter collectively referred to as "patents"), and other intellectual property rights. However, the patent market, characterized by numerous transaction restrictions, has been hampered by these efforts. This stems from the fundamental challenges of technology demanders finding useful patents and technology suppliers finding suitable technology demanders.

[0003] Therefore, to solve this problem, in the past, technology suppliers transferred the patents they owned to a patent transaction brokerage server, contacted technology demanders through a third-party transaction broker, negotiated contract terms, and then concluded a contract to complete the transaction.

[0004] However, this conventional transaction method had the problem that it was difficult for technology suppliers to find technology demanders in a timely manner.

[0005] Therefore, to improve such problems, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0135968 has invented an invention that allows a sales contract to proceed without the intervention of a transaction intermediary by simply having the technology supplier directly input the sales price into the patent rights transaction system and the technology demander search for the sales price.

[0006] However, the existing patent transaction method still has limitations in activating patent transactions, making it difficult to secure funds for new businesses with patents alone. In addition, the gap between patent owners and those seeking to use the patents makes it difficult to determine the appropriate value of IP (Intellectual Property) and commercialize patented technology.

[0007] The present invention was devised to solve the aforementioned problem, and provides information and data on IP (Intellectual Property) and copyrights held by users to an intellectual property transaction providing server, and provides distributed trading of IP value through preliminary evaluation, detailed evaluation, and listing decisions using the information and data on the provided IP.

[0008] The present invention aims to enable the fair value of IP to be assessed in the market and to provide IP owners with a financing opportunity to start new businesses.

[0009] In addition, the present invention seeks to provide services in a wider market by activating IP transactions using stable coins, national currencies (legal currencies), or central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction providing method comprises: a first step in which an intellectual property transaction providing server receives information and data on an IP owned by a user from a user terminal; a second step in which the intellectual property transaction providing server preliminarily evaluates whether there is a reason for restriction before performing a detailed screening procedure using the information and data of the IP; a third step in which the intellectual property transaction providing server performs a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the information and data of the IP if there is no reason for restriction as a result of the preliminarily evaluation; a fourth step in which the intellectual property transaction providing server determines whether to list or cancel the IP using the detailed evaluation items; and a fifth step in which the intellectual property transaction providing server issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided.

[0011] According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the first step, the intellectual property transaction providing server can receive, from the user terminal, information on the owner of the IP, information on the rating of the IP, information on the area accessible by the IP, and information on the sales plan of the IP.

[0012] According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the third step, if the intellectual property transaction providing server does not have any reason for limitation as a result of the preliminary evaluation, the information and data of the IP can be used to evaluate a method of raising funds for listing the IP, an evaluation of the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, an evaluation of the business feasibility of the technology of the IP, and an evaluation of the liquidity for trading the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair transactions.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the fifth step allows the intellectual property transaction providing server to issue a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of value for the IP, and to mediate the transaction of the issued token and store the transaction information of the token in a blockchain network.

[0014] A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an IP listing application processing unit that receives information and data on an IP held by a user from a user terminal; a pre-evaluation unit that pre-evaluates whether there are reasons for restriction before a detailed examination procedure using the information and data of the IP; a detailed evaluation unit that performs a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluations of the information and data of the IP if there are no reasons for restriction as a result of the pre-evaluation; an IP listing decision unit that determines whether to list or cancel the IP using the detailed evaluation items; and an IP transaction processing unit that issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided.

[0015] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the IP listing application processing unit can receive, from the user terminal, information on the owner of the IP, information on the rating of the IP, information on the area accessible to the IP, and information on the sales plan of the IP.

[0016] According to another embodiment of the present invention, if there is no reason for limitation in the result of the preliminary evaluation, the detailed evaluation unit may use the information and data of the IP to evaluate the method of raising funds for listing the IP, evaluate the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, and evaluate the liquidity for trading of the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair trading.

[0017] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the IP transaction processing unit can issue a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of value for the IP, mediate a transaction of the issued token, and store transaction information of the token in a blockchain network.

[0018] According to the present invention, information and data on IP (Intellectual Property) and copyrights held by a user are provided to an intellectual property transaction providing server, and the information and data on the provided IP are used to enable distributed trading of value for IP through preliminary evaluation, detailed evaluation, and listing decisions.

[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to evaluate the fair value of IP in the market and provide the owner of IP with a financing opportunity to start a new business.

[0020] In addition, according to the present invention, services can be provided in a wider market by activating IP transactions using stable coins, national currencies (legal currencies), or central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

[0021] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing blockchain-based intellectual property transactions according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] The present invention is susceptible to various modifications and embodiments. Specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, but rather to encompass all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

[0026] However, when describing embodiments, if a detailed description of a related known function or configuration is judged to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Furthermore, the sizes of each component in the drawings may be exaggerated for illustrative purposes and do not necessarily represent the sizes actually applied.

[0027] Additionally, throughout the specification, when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but may also be connected or connected via another component in between, unless otherwise specifically stated. Additionally, throughout the specification, when it is said that a part "includes" a component, this does not exclude other components, but rather includes other components, unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0028] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Hereinafter, the configuration of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0030] A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to one embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a user terminal (101), a base intellectual property transaction provision server (100), and a plurality of user terminals, including a trader terminal (102).

[0031] The user terminal (101) provides information and data on the IP (Intellectual Property) held by the user to the intellectual property transaction providing server (100), and accordingly, the intellectual property transaction providing server (100) uses the information and data of the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP through pre-evaluation, detailed evaluation, and listing decision.

[0032] To explain in more detail, the base intellectual property transaction provision server (100) is configured to include an IP listing application processing unit (110), a pre-evaluation unit (120), a detailed evaluation unit (130), an IP listing decision unit (140), and an IP transaction processing unit (150).

[0033] The IP listing application processing unit (110) receives information and data on the IP held by the user from the user terminal (101).

[0034] More specifically, the IP listing application processing unit (110) can receive information on the owner of the IP, rating information on the IP, information on the area accessible to the IP, and sales plan information on the IP from the user terminal (101).

[0035] In addition, the pre-evaluation department (120) uses the information and data of the above IP to pre-evaluate whether there are any reasons for restrictions before going through the detailed examination process.

[0036] Therefore, if there is no reason for limitation in the preliminary evaluation result, the detailed evaluation department (130) conducts a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the IP.

[0037] At this time, if there is no reason for limitation in the result of the preliminary evaluation, the detailed evaluation department (130) may use the information and data of the IP to evaluate the method of raising funds for listing the IP, evaluate the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, evaluate the business feasibility of the technology of the IP, and evaluate the liquidity for trading the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair trading.

[0038] Accordingly, the IP transaction processing unit (150) issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided.

[0039] That is, the IP transaction processing unit (150) issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP, mediates the transaction of the issued token, and stores the transaction information of the token in the blockchain network.

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[0041] Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, the configuration of a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0043] A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision system according to another embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a user terminal (101), an intellectual property transaction provision server (100), an IP listing decision server (200), and an IP distributed transaction provision server (300).

[0044] The user terminal (101) provides information and data on the IP held by the user to the intellectual property transaction providing server (100), and accordingly, the intellectual property transaction providing server (100) uses the information and data of the IP to preliminarily evaluate whether there are any reasons for restriction before going through a detailed examination procedure.

[0045] In addition, if there is no reason for limitation in the above preliminary evaluation result, the intellectual property transaction provision server (100) conducts a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the IP.

[0046] Accordingly, the IP listing decision server (200) uses the detailed evaluation items to decide whether to list or abolish the IP.

[0047] To explain in more detail, the IP listing decision server (200) collects information related to the decision on listing or delisting of an IP input through the user terminals (103) of a plurality of listing decision committee members, and can decide on listing or delisting of the IP based on the information on listing or delisting of the IP collected in this manner.

[0048] The IP Listing Decision Committee, which is comprised of a number of such listing decision committee members, may be comprised of a number of committee members from various specialized fields, including external IP experts, to ensure fairness and objectivity. For example, each committee member may be comprised of experts with specialized knowledge in blockchain technology, software development, information and communication, finance, accounting, law, economics, etc. In addition, the IP Listing Decision Committee's decisions may include matters related to IP transaction support eligibility and listing, designation and delisting of major IP items, delisting, and matters deemed necessary by the deliberation committee in relation to IP transaction support. The IP Listing Decision Server (200) may collect information related to IP listing through the user terminals (103) of such listing decision committee members.

[0049] In addition, based on the decision to list or abolish such IP, the IP distributed transaction providing server (300) issues a token corresponding to the IP so that distributed trading of the value of the IP, whose listing has been decided upon by the control of the intellectual property transaction providing server (100), can be possible.

[0050] In this way, the IP decentralized transaction providing server (300) can issue a token corresponding to the IP to enable decentralized transaction of value for the IP, mediate transactions of the issued token, and store transaction information of the token in a blockchain network.

[0051] In addition, according to the present invention, the intellectual property transaction provision server (100) primarily reviews whether to support listing based on the data submitted by the user for listing of IP, but may also request additional data or, if necessary, collect basic information on its own, including internal research and monitoring of official data, major notice channels for IP-related information, disclosed business plans, and activity information for business expansion.

[0052] Moreover, even without a user request, the intellectual property transaction provision server (100) according to the present invention can determine whether to support a transaction through its own data collection, research, and monitoring, if 1) an IP has already been verified or is promising within the IP ecosystem, or 2) an IP eligible for commercialization evaluation. In this case, the IP can be listed through the same process as when a user with the IP requests it.

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[0054] FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing blockchain-based intellectual property transactions according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0055] Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4, a method for providing blockchain-based intellectual property transactions according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0056] According to a method for providing a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention, first, an intellectual property transaction providing server receives information and data on an IP held by a user from a user terminal (S110).

[0057] At this time, the intellectual property transaction server may receive information about the IP owner, IP rating information, information about areas accessible through the IP, and information about the IP's sales plan from the user terminal. To this end, the user may access the intellectual property transaction server via the user terminal, request IP listing, and enter the IP's information.

[0058] More specifically, the information on the IP inputted is information related to listing conditions for commercialization using the IP, and may include information such as owned patents, problems prior to using the IP (Problem), solutions using the IP (Solution), analysis of the market to be entered (Market Analysis), business model for generating profits (Business Model), operation plan for providing products or services (Operations Plan), information on members (Team), financial projections, milestones and timelines, and messages to investors (Message to Investors).

[0059] Thereafter, the above intellectual property transaction providing server uses the information and data of the above IP to pre-evaluate whether there are any reasons for restriction before going through a detailed examination procedure (S120).

[0060] Accordingly, if the above intellectual property transaction providing server does not have any reason for restriction as a result of the above preliminary evaluation, it conducts a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the above IP (S130).

[0061] More specifically, if the above-mentioned intellectual property transaction providing server has no reason for limitation as a result of the above-mentioned preliminary evaluation, it may use the information and data of the IP to evaluate the method of raising funds for listing the IP, evaluate the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, evaluate the business feasibility of the technology of the IP, and evaluate the liquidity for trading the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair transactions.

[0062] For example, a detailed review of IP could be divided into qualitative and quantitative assessments, and could consist of seven major categories and numerous sub-categories: team capability, business viability, fair investor participation, IP value, patent owner's achievements, market size, legal review, and compliance with common transaction support review guidelines. During the review process, limitations such as the IP acquisition process and actual IP ownership can be assessed, and data from IP experts can be used to assess money laundering risks associated with digital patent assets.

[0063] To explain in more detail, as a review of team capabilities and business feasibility, a qualitative evaluation can be conducted on the IP-owning team, use of funds, business performance, etc., and as a review of the possibility of fair investor participation, an evaluation can be conducted on whether investors can fairly participate in the IP investment with known information, and as an evaluation of technical capabilities, a quantitative and qualitative evaluation can be conducted on the technical aspect, such as whether the business related to the IP is active, and an evaluation can be conducted on whether the IP has sufficient liquidity and whether there is a possibility of exposure to unfair trading such as price manipulation.

[0064] Thereafter, the above intellectual property transaction providing server uses the above detailed evaluation items to decide whether to list or abolish the IP (S140).

[0065] At this time, for example, the IP transaction service provider may only allow listing applications for IPs with a remaining lifespan of 10 years or more, and may enable block deals and over-the-counter (OTC) trading. Furthermore, for low-rated IPs, the IP transaction service provider may accept listing applications in batches (e.g., 20 to 100) based on listing review and determine whether to list them. Alternatively, the IP transaction service may allow multiple IPs, intended for the production of a single product, to be listed as a single commodity.

[0066] In addition, the intellectual property transaction providing server issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided (S150).

[0067] To explain in more detail, the intellectual property transaction provision server can issue a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP, mediate the trading of the issued token, and store the transaction information of the token in a blockchain network.

[0068] At this time, for example, 1 million tokens can be issued per IP, and trading can begin at 1,000 won based on the IP's value (assuming a valuation of 1 billion won). Furthermore, IPs can grant third-party licensing rights when owned above a certain threshold. Transactions can be restricted to stablecoins, cryptocurrencies issued with a fixed value relative to existing currencies, or, in the future, can be traded in local currencies (legal currencies) or central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Furthermore, products such as spot, futures, and options can be structured, and funds, swaps, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading can be offered.

[0069] In this way, the user terminal (101) provides information and data on the IP held by the user to the intellectual property transaction providing server (100), and accordingly, the basic intellectual property transaction providing server (100) uses the information and data on the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP through pre-evaluation, detailed evaluation, and listing decision.

[0070] The detailed description of the present invention, as described above, has described specific embodiments. However, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. The technical spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the aforementioned embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims but also by equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. The first step in which the intellectual property transaction provision server receives information and data on the IP held by the user from the user terminal; A second step in which the above intellectual property transaction providing server preliminarily evaluates whether there are any reasons for restriction before going through a detailed examination process using the information and data of the above IP; If the above intellectual property transaction providing server does not have any reason for restriction as a result of the above preliminary evaluation, the third step is to conduct a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the above IP; A fourth step in which the above intellectual property transaction providing server uses the above detailed evaluation items to determine whether to list or cancel the IP; and A fifth step in which the above intellectual property transaction providing server issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided; A method for providing a blockchain-based intellectual property transaction, characterized by including:

2. In claim 1, The above first step is, A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction providing method, characterized in that the intellectual property transaction providing server receives, from the user terminal, information on the owner of the IP, information on the rating of the IP, information on the area accessible to the IP, and information on the sales plan for the IP.

3. In claim 1, The third step above is, A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction providing method characterized in that, if the above intellectual property transaction providing server has no reason for restriction as a result of the above preliminary evaluation, it uses the information and data of the IP to evaluate a method of raising funds for listing the IP, evaluate the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, evaluate the business feasibility of the technology of the IP, and evaluate the liquidity for trading the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair trading.

4. In claim 1, The fifth step above is, A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction providing method characterized in that the intellectual property transaction providing server issues a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP, mediates trading of the issued token, and stores the trading information of the token in a blockchain network.

5. IP listing application processing unit that receives information and data on IPs held by users from user terminals; A pre-evaluation department that uses the information and data of the above IP to pre-evaluate whether there are any grounds for restriction before going through the detailed examination process; If there are no reasons for limitation in the above preliminary evaluation results, a detailed evaluation department that conducts a detailed evaluation through qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the information and data of the above IP; An IP listing decision department that determines whether to list or abolish the IP using the above detailed evaluation items; and An IP transaction processing unit that issues tokens corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP for which listing has been decided; A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction providing server characterized by including:

6. In claim 5, The above IP listing application processing department is: A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server characterized in that it receives information on the owner of the IP, rating information of the IP, information on areas accessible through the IP, and sales plan information of the IP from the user terminal.

7. In claim 5, The above detailed evaluation department, A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server characterized in that, if there are no reasons for limitation as a result of the above preliminary evaluation, the information and data of the IP are used to evaluate the method of raising funds for listing the IP, the possibility of fair participation of investors in investment in the IP, the business feasibility of the technology of the IP, and the liquidity for trading the IP and the degree of exposure to unfair transactions.

8. In claim 5, The above IP transaction processing unit, A blockchain-based intellectual property transaction provision server characterized by issuing a token corresponding to the IP to enable distributed trading of the value of the IP, mediating the trading of the issued token, and storing the trading information of the token in a blockchain network.

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