KR102674042B1 - System for transacting intellectual property right - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention divides the logical or actual shares of the intellectual property rights and allows auctions, transactions, and transfers of individual shares owned by many individuals, making it possible to obtain financial profits through easy transactions and transfers, and to obtain intellectual property rights. The purpose is to reliably protect the value of an individual's property according to the majority stake in it by encrypting it through blockchain technology, and to manage the distribution of profits and fulfillment of payment obligations according to royalties for each stake.
For example, an intellectual property register that registers information about intellectual property rights; An NFT issuing department that issues multiple NFTs for each intellectual property right registered through the intellectual property rights register; An NFT and intellectual property information provision department that provides information on NFTs issued through the NFT issuing department and intellectual property rights matched to the NFT; and an NFT transaction service provider that provides a transaction service for at least one NFT among NFTs issued through the NFT issuer and NFTs owned by a third party through NFT transactions.

Description

Intellectual property trading system{SYSTEM FOR TRANSACTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an intellectual property trading system.

Intellectual property rights are a general concept that includes patent rights, utility model rights, trademark rights, and design rights. Each right is governed by the Patent Act, Utility Model Act, Trademark Act, Design Protection Act, Copyright Act, Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act, Civil Act, and Commercial Act. and are protected.

Intellectual property rights can be viewed as those that are related to a business that one currently or in the future carries out, or that have been registered for the purpose of protecting an idea and are currently being carried out by someone, or that no one is carrying out yet. Other than protecting one's current business, it can only be used for licensing activities, attracting investment, and selling intellectual property rights.

However, since there is currently no market or platform for trading patents, it is not easy for the general public to trade intellectual property rights themselves, and it is not uncommon to connect them to financial profits. In addition, even if intellectual property rights can be bought and sold, it is limited to a very small number of intellectual property rights, and transactions are not active because large amounts of money are required for 1:1 transactions.

Regardless of academic classification, from a realistic perspective, based on registered patents, a patent is an invention that is being implemented directly by the patentee in the current business (hereinafter, case 1), or is not being implemented directly by the patentee, but is currently being implemented by a third party. Inventions in progress (case 2 below), which are currently not being implemented by anyone, but which have been registered in advance by the patentee in order to be implemented in future business (case 3 below), inventions that are not currently being implemented in business and have no plans to be implemented in the future, but will be implemented someday Since it is judged that there is a possibility of a third party implementing the invention, it can be said that there is an invention to occupy the idea (hereinafter referred to as case number 4). The patent itself can be viewed as being related to a business that the patent is currently or in the future, registered for the purpose of protecting an idea and currently being implemented by someone, or being implemented by no one yet. Other than protecting one's current business, it can only be used for licensing activities, attracting investment, and selling patents. However, since there is currently no market for trading patents, it is difficult to trade the patents themselves, and it is not common for them to be linked to financial profits. In addition, even if it is still possible to buy and sell patents, it is limited to a very small number of patents, and since 1:1 transactions require a large amount of money, transactions cannot be considered active.

In the case of patents registered in case (1), there is a high possibility that they are mostly employee inventions originating from companies. For the purpose of protecting its business, businesses register patents and maintain patent rights by paying annual fees. By owning patents, businesses can maintain their business stably. However, although a patent has been registered for the purpose of protecting the business it is conducting, a business can expect patent royalty income through licensing activities if its patent is being used by a third party. However, in most cases, they are not active in licensing or monetization activities due to whether they are used by competitors or because they deviate from the main business purpose. In particular, in the case of large companies, even if they want to engage in licensing activities, they are often unable to engage in aggressive licensing activities due to concerns that they may be subject to additional patent attacks. In addition, large companies have accumulated many patents and pay significant maintenance fees, but they often give up direct licensing activities to manage the company's image, so monetization activities using patents may become impossible. Even in this case, if patents are disclosed to the market for trading and licensing activities can be carried out through brokers, the company can sufficiently make secondary profits through patents while remaining faithful to the original purpose of the business.

In case (2), the patentee wants to actively engage in licensing activities. However, most companies give up on using patents due to lack of information about competitors' implementation, lack of licensing experience, and expensive costs of hiring an agent. If a market exists where patent trading is possible, information is provided from people in related fields around the world, and it is easy to connect with brokers with extensive licensing experience, patent holders can have the advantage of being able to monetize their patents.

In case (3), you may patent your idea and prepare your own business. However, it is not easy to receive the necessary investment for a business when it is just an idea. In the end, there are cases where inventors give up their business because they cannot find suitable investors, and there are many cases where the inventor gives up his or her patent because he or she cannot afford the expensive patent annual fees. Even if someone with economic power implements the product after the patent right expires, the patentee cannot receive any compensation. Even in this case, if the shares of the patent are split in the open patent market to make it easier for individual investors to access it, it can become easier to receive investment from individual investors who invest based on the future of the patent. In this case, the patent holder may share a portion of the profits generated after the start of the business with investors.

In case (4), you may be registering a patent for an idea with no plans to implement it yourself, but with the expectation of receiving royalties if someone else implements it. However, even for patent holders who own the idea first, waiting for the actual implementer to appear while paying high annual fees is a very consuming and tedious task for the patent holder. Additionally, because these ideas are unknown, it is unlikely that a third party will implement the project. As in case (2) above, the patent right is eventually abandoned, and even if a third party implements the patent after the right expires, there is no compensation for the patentee. Another case (3) mentioned above is a case where an employee of a company applies for an idea invention, but it is not directly related to the actual business of the company. In fact, companies have no plans to implement them, but they have applied for patents that are likely to be used by other companies, but in many cases, they are not actually used, as maintenance costs are high.

In addition, since current patents, like a copy of the real estate register, can only be owned by the patent holder registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, ownership must be transferred for even a single transaction, so it is not common for a patent sale transaction to be concluded. Even for those who want to sell, it is difficult to find a buyer, and even with those who find it, it is often not easy to agree on the price.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2309819 (Registration Date: September 30, 2021) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2323722 (Registration date: November 3, 2021)

In an embodiment of the present invention, the logical or actual shares of the property rights are divided and owned by many, and individual shares owned by individuals can be auctioned, traded, and transferred, making it possible to obtain monetary profits through easy transactions and transfers. There is an intellectual property transaction system that reliably protects the property value of individuals according to multiple shares of intellectual property rights by encrypting them through blockchain technology, and manages profit distribution and payment obligations according to royalties for each share. to provide.

The intellectual property transaction system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an intellectual property rights register that registers information about intellectual property rights; An NFT issuing department that issues a number of NFTs for each intellectual property right registered through the intellectual property rights register; An NFT and intellectual property information provision department that provides information on NFTs issued through the NFT issuing department and intellectual property rights matched to the NFT; And an NFT transaction service provider that provides transaction services for at least one NFT among NFTs issued through the NFT issuing department and NFTs owned by a third party through NFT transactions.

In addition, the intellectual property rights register receives the identity information of the intellectual property holder, basic information of the intellectual property rights, and registration proof information, and performs an authentication process in conjunction with the national agency server for the input identity information and registration proof information. Depending on the results, intellectual property rights can be registered.

In addition, the NFT issuing department issues NFTs by including a unique key value, the total number of issues per intellectual property right, the order of issuance for each intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right, and the intellectual property transaction system includes the identification information for each intellectual property right. Based on this, it may further include an NFT community service provider that provides community services between owners of the same intellectual property rights.

In addition, the NFT and intellectual property rights information providing unit includes an NFT information providing unit that provides meta information and NFT main information of the NFT issued through the NFT issuing unit; And an intellectual property information provision unit that provides basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights registered through the intellectual property rights register, and the NFT meta information includes a key value unique to the NFT, the total number of issues per intellectual property right, and each intellectual property right. It includes the order of issue and identification information for each intellectual property right, and the NFT main information includes at least one of basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights, ownership history information and final owner information due to change in owner of NFT, and NFT price information. Provided, the NFT price information may include at least one of current price information and price increase/decrease information compared to the previous day.

In addition, the NFT transaction service provider is a first party that provides transaction services between the owner of the initially issued NFT and a third party in any one of the auction method and the fixed market price transaction method for the NFT issued through the NFT issuing department. NFT transaction service implementation department; And a second NFT transaction service execution department that provides transaction services for NFTs owned by the owner of the NFT through any method selected from the method of person-to-person transaction between the NFT owner and a third party and paid/free transfer method between individuals. can do.

In addition, a royalty management department that manages royalties generated through licensing of intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property registry and distributes the royalties to owners of NFTs for the intellectual property rights; And it may further include an annual fee payment management unit that charges the annual fee of the intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property register to the owner of each NFT according to the number and retention period of the NFT, receives the deposit, and manages the payment.

In addition, the annual fee payment management department repays the payment amount to NFT owners who have not deposited the annual fee of intellectual property rights before the preset time of the additional annual fee payment period, and then retains ownership of the NFT according to the payment fulfillment conditions. Forcibly change the intellectual property transaction system, which is the subject of payment, and create a smart contract for non-payers of annual fees to be disposed of through at least one of the following methods: auction, sale, or paid/free transfer to a third party through the NFT transaction service provider. It can be implemented.

In addition, if a drawing exists in the intellectual property rights, the NFT issuing department extracts the representative drawing, converts the extracted representative drawing into an NFT art image, creates an identifiable NFT icon for each intellectual property right, and uses it as common identification information for each intellectual property right. In addition to NFT, the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit may display the NFT icon created through the NFT issuing unit to be linked to information on intellectual property rights.

According to the present invention, it is possible to divide the logical or actual shares of the property rights, which are owned by many, and to auction, trade, and transfer individual shares owned by individuals, making it possible to obtain monetary profits through easy transactions and transfers. We will provide an intellectual property transaction system that reliably protects the value of individual property according to multiple shares of intellectual property rights by encrypting them through blockchain technology and manages profit distribution and payment obligations according to royalties for each share. You can.

1 is a schematic diagram showing the main functions and operation processes of an intellectual property trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an intellectual property transaction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the function and operation process of the intellectual property rights register according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram shown to explain the function of the NFT issuer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of information provided through the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing the linking function of the NFT issuing unit and the NFT and intellectual property information providing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the NFT transaction service provider according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 8 and 9 are diagrams showing examples of information provided through the first NFT transaction service execution unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a diagram shown to explain the smart contract configuration of the annual fee payment management unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly explained, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present invention are general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person working in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the relevant invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, rather than simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a part "includes" a certain element throughout the specification, this means that, unless specifically stated to the contrary, it does not exclude other elements but may further include other elements. In addition, terms such as "... unit" and "module" used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. .

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts unrelated to the description are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the main functions and operation processes of the intellectual property trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the intellectual property trading system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a diagram shown to explain the function and operation process of the intellectual property rights register according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a diagram shown to explain the function of the NFT issuer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 5 is a diagram shown here It is a diagram showing an example of information provided through the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit according to an embodiment of the invention, and Figure 6 illustrates the interlocking function of the NFT issuing unit and the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the NFT transaction service provider according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 8 and 9 are provided through the first NFT transaction service execution unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a diagram illustrating an example of information, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the smart contract configuration of the annual fee payment management unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the intellectual property rights transaction system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an intellectual property rights register 100, an NFT issuance unit 200, an NFT and intellectual property information provision unit 300, and an NFT It may include at least one of a transaction service provision unit 400, an NFT community service provision unit 500, a loyalty management unit 600, and an annual fee payment management unit 700.

The intellectual property rights register 100 can receive, store, and manage information on intellectual property rights from intellectual property holders (right holders of patents, utility models, trademarks, designs, etc.).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the intellectual property rights register 100 receives the identity information of the intellectual property right holder, basic information of intellectual property rights, and registration proof information, and registers the input identity information of the intellectual property right holder and the intellectual property rights. Regarding the evidential information, the authentication process is carried out in conjunction with the national agency server (30) (ex. Intellectual Property Office, etc.) and the telecommunications company server (not shown) when authenticating the identity, and according to the authentication result, the registration procedure for selling the applicant's intellectual property rights is carried out. You can proceed, and information related to registered intellectual property rights can be transmitted to the NFT issuing department (200). In addition, the certification process can be carried out using the registration proof information using credible supporting documents issued by the country and information confirmed or certified by the national patent management agency, and the certification process can be carried out using the information provided by the intellectual property holder. You may.

Here, the identity information of the intellectual property rights holder may include name, gender, age, resident registration number or driver's license number, mobile phone number, applicant code, etc., and the basic information of the intellectual property rights includes application date, publication date, registration date, applicant, and inventor. , family information, prior patents, prior use data, implementation-related evidence, etc., information that potential transaction participants can refer to for auction or purchase, etc., and intellectual property rights registration proof information includes the original or copy of the intellectual property registration certificate, registration number, etc. It may include data or information that can prove that the applicant owns intellectual property rights in his or her name. This basic information on intellectual property rights serves to introduce potential transaction participants to what rights each intellectual property right holds or provide detailed information about them so that NFT transaction services can be implemented.

The NFT issuing unit 200 can issue (create) a number of NFTs for each intellectual property right registered through the intellectual property registration unit 100. The number of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) issued may vary depending on the valuation or market evaluation of the intellectual property rights, and may be selected by the intellectual property holder or in an arbitrary number. For example, 100 NFTs can be issued (created) for registered patent A, and the NFTs issued in this way have an issuance number from 1 to 100, and all NFTs are not identical to each other, and in this embodiment This can be guaranteed in the transaction system 100.

More specifically, the NFT issuing department 200 may issue a unique key value, the total number of issues per intellectual property right, the order of issuance for each intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right in the NFT. Of course, the NFT may include the intellectual property rights in the NFT. All information registered in the intellectual property rights register 100 may be included. For example, as shown in Figure 4, NFT can issue an NFT containing information 'A_NFT_A12rq55_100_001_#001', where 'A_NFT' is the name of intellectual property A arbitrarily determined in this embodiment, ' 'A12rq55' is the unique key value, '100' is the total number of NFTs issued by intellectual property A, '001' is the issuance number of the NFT issued by intellectual property A (here, it means number 1), and '#001' is the number of NFTs issued by intellectual property A. 100 NFTs as information for identification of intellectual property rights A may refer to information held in common, but this shows an example of the format of information included in NFT and is not limited to this, but can be changed or transformed into various forms. possible. This NFT information (hereinafter the same as NFT meta information) can be used to prove ownership of a share of specific intellectual property rights.

In this way, the unique key value of the NFT can be used as a key value to check the total number of issues per intellectual property right for the NFT, the order of issuance by intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right, and the NFT and intellectual property information provider, which will be described later. Allows you to add NFT main information provided through (300).

The NFT and intellectual property rights information provision unit 300 may provide information about the NFT issued through the NFT issuing unit 200 and the intellectual property rights matched to the NFT. More specifically, the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit 300 provides information about NFTs held by the NFT owner, that is, meta information and NFT main information of NFTs issued through the NFT issuing unit 200. It may include an NFT information provision unit 310 and an intellectual property rights information provision unit 320 that provides basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights registered through the intellectual property rights register 100.

The NFT meta information provided through the NFT information provider 310 includes a key value unique to the NFT, the total number of issues per intellectual property right, the order of issuance for each intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right, and the NFT main information is, Provides at least one of the following: basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights (see Figure 5), ownership history information and final owner information according to change in owner of NFT, and NFT price information (see Figure 5), where NFT price information may include at least one of current price information and price increase/decrease information compared to the previous day. This NFT information (NFT meta information and NFT main information) indicates an interest in some intellectual property rights of the NFT when the NFT is connected after accessing the transaction system 1000 of this embodiment, and other information that owns the NFT You can also check what a person's assets are.

Meanwhile, if a drawing exists in the intellectual property right, the NFT issuing department 200 extracts a representative drawing from the public document of the intellectual property right, converts the extracted representative drawing into an NFT art image, and converts the extracted representative drawing into an NFT art image that can be identified by intellectual property right. An icon can be created and added to the NFT as common identification information for each intellectual property right. At this time, the NFT and intellectual property information provision unit 300 uses the NFT icon created through the NFT issuing unit 200 as information on intellectual property rights. It can be displayed to be linked to .

For example, as shown in Figure 6, if there are 'intellectual property rights A, B, C, D', and it is confirmed that representative drawings exist in all of them in the public document, each representative drawing is extracted and a known NFT image Using a conversion program, each representative drawing can be converted into a unique image, and the converted image can be converted into an icon (NFT icons A, B, C, D), and each NFT icon A, B, C, and D represents the corresponding designation. If you click or select a specific NFT icon that is linked to information on property rights A, B, C, and D, you will receive unique key value, total number of issues per intellectual property right, issue order for each intellectual property, and identification information for each intellectual property, as well as NFT and intellectual property rights. Go to the information provision screen provided by the information provision unit 300 and enter various information (basic information and supporting information of the corresponding intellectual property rights, ownership history information and final owner information due to change in owner of the NFT, and issued NFT or owned NFT) NFT price information, etc.) can be provided.

This NFT unique key value is shared and encrypted by the issued NFT and the NFT issuing unit 200, and the authenticity of the NFT can be determined using the encrypted NFT unique key value. The NFT issued by the NFT issuing unit 200 has the property of being a unique, non-fungible token due to its unique key value and has the property of being impossible to copy. As is known, NFT is a virtual, non-fungible token that proves the owner of a digital asset using blockchain technology, by attaching an encrypted unique key that cannot be copied or forged to digital files or assets such as pictures and videos as a certificate. It is used to indicate unique originality and ownership, and serves as a kind of virtual certificate of authenticity.

The intellectual property rights information provision unit 320 not only provides basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights registered through the intellectual property rights register 100, but also provides the same information as the information registered through the intellectual property rights register 100. It is possible to perform a function to display the relevant information so that it can be confirmed without participating in the community of the NFT community service provider 500. This function includes information on prior patents for intellectual property rights registered through the Intellectual Property Rights Register (100), prior use data and information, summary of patent contents, information on the implementer, implementation methods and products subject to implementation, sales related to implementation, and similar technologies. It can show past litigation information and litigation results for intellectual property rights in the field, royalty ruling information in the relevant litigation, news and information on royalty agreements in the same technology field, investment risks, expected licensing income, etc.

The NFT transaction service provider 400 may provide a transaction service for at least one NFT among NFTs already owned by a third party through NFTs issued through the NFT issuer 200 and NFT transactions. . To this end, the NFT transaction service providing unit 400 may include at least one of a first NFT transaction service executing unit 410 and a second NFT transaction service executing unit 420, as shown in FIG.

The first NFT transaction service execution unit 410 is the owner (intellectual property right holder) of the NFT first issued in any one of the auction method and the fixed market price transaction method for the NFT issued through the NFT issuing unit 200. may provide transaction services between and third parties.

For example, in order to trade NFTs for each intellectual property by auction, an auction market page can be provided, as shown in Figure 8, and through that page, the auction closing time, highest price, and starting price for each intellectual property are displayed. Information such as rate of return, total number of NFTs issued, etc. is provided, and when you select auction information for a specific intellectual property right, basic information about the intellectual property rights, time remaining until the end of the auction, bid quantity, and starting price are provided, as shown in Figure 9. , you can proceed with bidding information such as bidding price and expected results, as well as the bidding order process (auction method where the winning bid starts from the highest price at the time of the first sale).

Meanwhile, the first NFT transaction service execution unit 410 generates a smart contract in case all first NFT transaction services that trade by way of NFT auction or fixed market price occur, and fulfills the conditions of the created smart contract. When the or relationship is met, the first NFT transaction or all contracts following that transaction are executed.

The second NFT transaction service execution unit 420 provides information on prices freely formed in the market, such as the current price information of the NFT and price increase/decrease information compared to the previous day, and the NFT owner for the NFT owned by the owner of the NFT. Transaction services can be provided in any one of the following methods: person-to-person transaction between individuals and a third party, and paid/free transfer between individuals. This peer-to-peer NFT trading method allows NFT owners to determine the selling price of the NFT they own and sell it directly through the NFT exchange they are trading on. In addition, the NFT paid/free transfer method can be directly transferred to a third party who owns the electronic wallet under paid or free conditions. At this time, the person who has purchased or received the NFT can access the transaction system 1000 of this embodiment and check information about the NFT he or she newly possesses and information about assets linked to the NFT.

Only one of these first NFT transaction service execution units 410 and the second NFT transaction service execution unit 420 can be selectively operated, but of course, both components can also be executed together.

The owner who owns the NFT through the NFT transaction service provider 400 does not use the NFT transaction service provider 400 from the next transaction, but directly transfers/acquires and transfers ownership between individuals using each individual's digital wallet, etc. It is also possible.

The NFT community service provider 500 can provide community services between owners of the same intellectual property rights based on identification information for each intellectual property right. Here, the identification information for each intellectual property right is, for example, information for identification of 'intellectual property A' and may mean information that NFTs issued for 'intellectual property A' have in common. Using this identification information for each intellectual property right, a community is formed with a chat room, bulletin board, or information room that only NFT owners with a stake in a specific intellectual property right can enter, and the licensing progress and related information for the intellectual property rights in question are shared. Allow for exchange and sharing. More specifically, the NFT community service provision unit 500 allows anyone to freely provide and share information about the intellectual property rights, and provides information on prior patents, prior use data, patent content summary, etc. for the registered intellectual property rights. Information on the implementer, implementation methods and products subject to implementation, related sales, litigation information on intellectual property rights in the same technology field, litigation results, royalty ruling information, news and information on royalty agreements in the same technology field, investment risks, expected licensing income, etc. Anyone can freely provide and share it.

The royalty management unit 600 can manage royalties generated through licensing of intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property rights register 100 and distribute the royalties to owners of NFTs for the intellectual property rights. NFT owners will be able to receive royalty income distribution when profits are generated from intellectual property rights in which they have a stake in the future, and the profit distribution rate may be set differently depending on each owner's stake.

Meanwhile, with regard to licensing activities of intellectual property rights, the platform operator may directly represent the platform operator, but may also entrust part of the licensing activities with the support of a separately delegated broker. When applying, such brokers must present data on their past licensing history, litigation history, negotiation experience, etc., and it is desirable to present a licensing activity plan (target company, expected royalties, schedule), etc. When the broker selected through the transaction system 1000 of this embodiment carries out licensing activities and the licensing is concluded, excluding a certain portion of the fee for the generated royalty revenue, royalties are paid to the NFT owners of the intellectual property rights according to their respective shares. can be distributed.

The annual fee payment management unit 700 can manage the annual fee for intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property register 100 by charging the owner of each NFT, receiving a deposit, and paying the annual fee according to the number and retention period of the NFT. . Does the NFT owner have the right to receive distribution of royalty income as described above? On the other hand, it means that an annual fee must be paid to maintain the intellectual property rights, and accordingly, each owner depends on the share held and the holding period (retention date ratio). Calculate and pay individual annual fees. If the annual fee is not paid, an additional payment period may be given in accordance with the annual fee regulations of each country. If the annual fee is not paid by the additional payment period, the relevant intellectual property rights may be extinguished. In other words, in order to prevent disadvantages to other equity owners as only those who own a certain share of a specific intellectual property right do not pay the annual fee and the corresponding intellectual property rights expire, a smart contract is created during NFT transactions and certain conditions are met. Once satisfied, it can be implemented.

More specifically, the annual fee payment management unit 700, as shown in FIG. 10, collects the corresponding payment amount for NFT owners who have not deposited the annual fee for intellectual property rights before the preset time of the additional annual fee payment period. After payment (payment in the transaction system 1000), the ownership of the NFT is forcibly changed in the intellectual property transaction system, which is the subject of payment, according to the payment performance conditions, and auctioned to a third party through the NFT transaction service provider 400. , a smart contract can be implemented for those who have not paid annual fees to be disposed of through at least one of the following methods: sale or transfer for a fee or free of charge. Accordingly, that is, only those who own a certain share of a specific intellectual property right do not pay the annual fee, thereby preventing other share owners from being disadvantaged as the intellectual property right expires.

According to this embodiment, by dividing the shares of intellectual property rights into multiple shares, investors can own shares of intellectual property rights even with a small amount, and inventors or designers can use their intellectual property rights to directly make money. .

In addition, individual intellectual property rights can be reliably protected by encrypting the share of intellectual property rights with blockchain.

Additionally, a person who holds an NFT for a share of intellectual property rights can freely individually trade only the amount of his or her share, not the entire intellectual property rights.

In addition, with respect to shares of intellectual property rights, the same obligations as the rights holder can be fulfilled, such as payment of annual fees, and the right to receive royalties distribution can be retained. At this time, since the original inventor or designer holds an exclusive license for his or her intellectual property rights, it can have the same effect as holding the intellectual property rights for business purposes.

In addition, most companies can make financial profits using intellectual property rights while focusing on their business, and can make continuous royalties through licensing activities. They can also make profits through selling shares using NFTs, and earn royalties after future licensing activities. can be distributed.

In addition, it is easy to secure the initial investment cost for the business, and it is easy to obtain a third-party licensee, so the individual's burden on maintenance costs can be reduced by dividing the expensive maintenance costs into shares, and the licensee can easily secure the cost in the future. You can also earn royalty income.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing the intellectual property trading system according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the gist of the present invention is summarized as claimed in the following patent claims. Without departing from this, anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field to which the invention pertains will say that the technical spirit of the present invention exists to the extent that various modifications can be made.

1000: Intellectual property trading system
100: Intellectual Property Register
200: NFT issuing department
300: NFT and intellectual property information provision department
400: NFT transaction service provision department
410: First NFT transaction service execution department
420: Second NFT transaction service execution department
500: NFT Community Service Department
600: Royalty Management Department
700: Annual fee payment management department

Claims (6)

Intellectual Property Registry, which registers information about intellectual property rights;
An NFT issuing department that issues multiple NFTs for each intellectual property right registered through the intellectual property rights register;
An NFT and intellectual property information provision department that provides information on NFTs issued through the NFT issuing department and intellectual property rights matched to the NFT;
An NFT transaction service provider that provides transaction services for at least one NFT among NFTs issued through the NFT issuing department and NFTs owned by a third party through NFT transactions;
A royalty management department that manages royalties generated through licensing of intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property registry and distributes the royalties to owners of NFTs for the intellectual property rights; and
It includes an annual fee payment management department that charges annuity fees for intellectual property rights registered in the intellectual property register to the owner of each NFT according to the number and retention period of the relevant NFT, receives deposits, and manages payment;
The annual fee payment management department repays the relevant payment amount to NFT owners who have not deposited the annual fee of intellectual property rights before the preset time of the additional annual fee payment period, and then performs the NFT ownership in accordance with the payment performance conditions. Implement a smart contract for non-payers of annual fees to forcibly change the main intellectual property transaction system and dispose of it through at least one of the following methods: auction, sale, or paid/free transfer to a third party through the NFT transaction service provider. ,
If a drawing exists in the intellectual property right, the NFT issuing department extracts the representative drawing, converts the extracted representative drawing into an NFT art image, creates an identifiable NFT icon for each intellectual property right, and stores it in the NFT as common identification information for each intellectual property right. Add,
The NFT and intellectual property rights information providing unit includes an NFT information providing unit that provides meta information and NFT main information of the NFT issued through the NFT issuing unit,
The NFT information provision unit is an intellectual property rights trading system, characterized in that the NFT icon created through the NFT issuing unit is linked to information on intellectual property rights.
According to claim 1,
The intellectual property rights register is,
Intellectual property rights, which are characterized by receiving the identity information of the intellectual property right holder, basic information of the intellectual property rights, and registration proof information, proceeding with the authentication process for the entered identity information and registration proof information, and registering the intellectual property rights according to the authentication results. trading system.
According to claim 1,
The NFT issuing department,
NFTs are issued with unique key values, total number of issues per intellectual property right, issuance number for each intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right.
The intellectual property trading system is,
An intellectual property transaction system further comprising an NFT community service provider that provides community services between owners of the same intellectual property rights based on the identification information for each intellectual property right.
According to claim 1,
The NFT and intellectual property information provision department,
It further includes an intellectual property rights information provision unit that provides basic information and supporting information of intellectual property rights registered through the intellectual property rights register,
The NFT meta information is,
NFT includes unique key value, total number of issues per intellectual property right, number of issuance for each intellectual property right, and identification information for each intellectual property right.
The NFT main information is,
Provide at least one of the following: ownership history information, final owner information, and NFT price information following changes in the owner of the NFT,
The NFT price information is,
An intellectual property trading system characterized by including at least one of current price information and price increase/decrease information compared to the previous day.
According to claim 1,
The NFT transaction service provider,
A first NFT transaction service execution unit that provides transaction services between the owner of the initially issued NFT and a third party in any one method selected from the auction method and the fixed market price transaction method for the NFT issued through the NFT issuing department; and
A second NFT transaction service execution department that provides transaction services for NFTs owned by the owner of the NFT in a method selected from the method of person-to-person transaction between the NFT owner and a third party and paid/free transfer method between individuals. An intellectual property transaction system characterized by:
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