All current and past Cloud Native Heroes Challenge contests are listed below. Visit cncf.io/heroes to learn more about this prior art bounty program and how you can participate.
Current contests
There are no contests currently open, but please check back soon!
Past contests
Contest | Contest Entry Period | Winning Prior Art |
Lower 48: Analysis of Hierarchical Data | February 19, 2025 – April 26, 2025 | Winning Prior Art |
Lower 48: Manipulation of Complex Hierarchical Data | February 19, 2025 – April 26, 2025 | Winning Prior Art |
KubeCon Contest – Croga Innovations: US-11178104-B2 (Network Isolation with Cloud Networks) See blog describing the challenged patent. | December 5, 2024 – February 21, 2025 | Winning Prior Art |
Edge Networking: US-11695823-B1 (Flexible and Secure Network Programming Within End-to-End Architecture) | November 11 – December 4, 2024 | Winning Prior Art Meet the Winners |