De Beers and Boston Consulting face lawsuit over alleged IP theft
The case claimed the two firms committed patent infringement, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and more.
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Does Vitalik Buterin understand patents—or blockchain?
The ongoing war of words between Dr. Craig S. Wright and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin continued in April.
TAAL licenses nChain IP portfolio for 10 years to advance new blockchain era
The deal gives TAAL non-exclusive rights to key elements of nChain's patent portfolio, allowing it to develop and expand the use of blockchain infrastructure.
Metanet: The next version of internet is here
The Metanet is the next version of the internet, a version of the internet that is built on BSV, where all activity that takes place is recorded on-chain.
Why a position of ‘anti-patents’ is bad for business
Eli Afram delves into patents and how damaging it can be, in today’s society, to reject patents altogether.
China updates intellectual property laws to cover blockchain, more
The country’s Intellectual Property Office defines what is and what isn’t covered under the new guidelines.
Ex-Bitmain staff, now MicroBT CEO, arrested over alleged IP dispute
Shenzhen police have arrested Zuoxing Yang, founder and CEO of crypto miner manufacturer MicroBT, according to news outlet.
How creators monetize intellectual property on blockchain
Content creators nowadays struggle to prove ownership, but recent innovations have made it possible to monetize intellectual property on blockchain.
Embattled Canadian blockchain firm Vanbex sells IP amid criminal probe
Canadian blockchain firm Vanbex has sold its intellectual property to Hyperion, a Toronto-based crypto broker dealer.
Alibaba to integrate blockchain with its intellectual property system
Alibaba is adding to China’s intellectual property regime by creating their own blockchain system.
‘BUIDL, not HODL’: Coinbase files curious trademark
In the race to tie up intellectual property (IP) around cryptocurrency, some ideas have definitely been stronger than others. The latest to come from market leading wallet and exchange service Coinbase has certainly raised a few eyebrows—a trademark request for the word ‘buidl.’
‘Bitcoin’ gets trademarked in UK, firm threatens Etsy store
A search of the trademark number on the UK’s official Intellectual Property Office website turned up a registration for the term ‘Bitcoin’ by people at A.B.C. IPHOLDINGS SOUTH WEST LLC.