Patents

Botdoc's Secure Digital Transport (SDT) technology platform is protected by patents granted in six jurisdictions across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. All patents are owned by ShortSave, Inc. and cover the invention titled Single Point of Custody Secure Data Exchange.

• United States Patent No. 10,469,463, granted November 2019.
• United States Patent No. 10,999,259, granted May 2021.
• Japanese Patent No. 6978498, registered November 15, 2021.
• Australian Standard Patent No. 2017338913, granted April 7, 2022.
• Indian Patent No. 535215, granted April 26, 2024 by the Patent Office, Government of India.
• European Patent No. 3510745, granted July 3, 2025 by the European Patent Office. Mention of grant published in European Patent Bulletin 25/31 on July 30, 2025.
• Canadian Patent No. 3,038,119, granted in 2025 following the June 30, 2025 Notice of Allowance from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

Patents cover the foundational architectural mechanism that allows a recipient to receive or return sensitive data through an authenticated, encrypted, audited transport without first establishing an identity inside Botdoc's system. The mechanism eliminates the recipient login as a precondition for secure data exchange.