--- title: Package Manager Patents | daily.dev description: A curated reference list of US patents and patent applications relevant to package manager design, grouped into three areas: manifests and dependency... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/package-manager-patents-zt60xbrpi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Package Manager Patents | daily.dev og:description: A curated reference list of US patents and patent applications relevant to package manager design, grouped into three areas: manifests and dependency... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/package-manager-patents-zt60xbrpi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/zt60XbrPI.png og:image:alt: Package Manager Patents og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Package Manager Patents **[Andrew Nesbitt](https://daily.dev/sources/nesbitt-io)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A curated reference list of US patents and patent applications relevant to package manager design, grouped into three areas: manifests and dependency resolution, certificate handling and update integrity, and containers and layered distribution. Each entry includes the assignee, filing and grant dates, current status, a summary of the core claim, and prior-art notes pointing to open-source predecessors such as CPAN, dpkg, RPM, Git, and OCI specs. Notable assignees include Microsoft, LinkedIn/Microsoft, Oracle, Walmart, Amazon, and IBM. The list is open for contributions via Mastodon or GitHub pull request. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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