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McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Trump, Crypto and a New Era for IP Protection

The cryptocurrency industry is undergoing a transformative period as the Trump administration adopts a more structured and proactive regulatory approach to digital assets such as Bitcoin. This evolving legal framework not...more

Mayer Brown

January 2025 - LATAM Intellectual Property & Data Protection Newsletter

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Read the first 2025 edition of the Intellectual Property & Data Protection Newsletter, a publication from Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown. In this newsletter, Counsel Cristiane Manzueto and associate...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Do Stablecoin Patent Applications Signal a Cryptocurrency Evolution?

Stablecoins have emerged as one of the most transformative innovations in the cryptocurrency space, bridging the gap between the volatility of traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the stability demanded by mainstream...more

McDermott Will & Emery

No Co-Inventorship Absent Corroborated Conception

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In a patent case concerning cryptocurrency data mining, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment and its ruling that a state law conversion claim was preempted by...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Expected Changes to IP Policy under the Second Trump Administration

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Intellectual property (“IP”) policy does not weigh heavily on most voters’ minds, and so is not often addressed in presidential campaigns. This past campaign was no different – President-elect Donald Trump did not expressly...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tech Industry Outlook: Navigating Potential Policy Shifts in a Second Trump Administration

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The U.S. technology landscape is poised to experience significant transformations under the second Trump administration. Key sectors such as the semiconductor industry, autonomous vehicles, and digital payments may experience...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group February 2024 newsletter

Last June (2023), in response to a ruling request from Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued HQ H324098, clarifying what it means to be an “owner or purchaser”...more

Haug Partners LLP

Patenting the Blockchain with PLI

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PLI is set to host its highly anticipated Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2023 conference on Monday, December 4 from 9am-1230pm. This marks the fifth year of this popular and successful program....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Someone Has to Stand Up: Judge Clarke Permits Developer of Crypto Protocol to Intervene in Action Against the Protocol Itself

On September 25, 2023, Judge Jessica Clarke (S.D.N.Y.) granted third party Compound Lab, Inc.'s ("Compound Labs”) motion to intervene in a patent infringement action filed by True Return Systems LLC (“True Return”) against...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Blockchain Patents and Litigation — Updated May 2023

Blockchain had a challenging year but continues to grow as a technology with broad applicability. Here, we update our previous article on the state of blockchain patents and patent litigation with an overview of the landscape...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 3rd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law - June 6th - 7th, Washington, DC

American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law returns for another exciting year with curated content showcasing powerful women in intellectual property. During this IP-focused conference, women...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Do DAOs Need to Worry About Infringing Patents? MakerDAO and Compound Protocol Serve as Test Cases

Certain decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are currently named as defendants in different court cases. However, the patent infringement cases in which True Return asserts that MakerDAO and Compound Protocol...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Grants $1 Million Punitive-Damage Award for Diversion of Company’s IP in Breach of Fiduciary Duty

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A recent decision from the Manhattan Commercial Division reminds us that although punitive damages are generally not recoverable in New York, certain circumstances require that they be awarded. In Hall v Middleton,...more

ArentFox Schiff

Global Perspective on Patenting of Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi Technologies

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The proliferation of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in recent years has been accompanied by a surge in patent filings worldwide by blockchain tech developers. And, despite some early...more

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Patent Considerations and the Metaverse

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The Metaverse presents a variety of possibilities: from technology that enables digital content to be laid over the real world to application of real-world characteristics to a purely online environment. It is also a...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

At the COPA: Patent Alliances and the Real Satoshi Nakamoto

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) is a prominent (and possibly the only) defensive Crypto patent alliance. COPA advertises that it was “formed to encourage the adoption and advancement of cryptocurrency technologies and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Metaverse: Patent Infringement in Virtual Worlds

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If patent holders want to exclude others from using their invention, then they need to keep an eye on the marketplace to spot infringers. Because the metaverse opens up a new, virtual and potentially endless space where...more

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Patenting Fintech: ArentFox Schiff Obtained Patent for Secure Crypto Wallet and Cryptocurrency Payment Protocol

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The use of cryptocurrencies for online purchases has been steadily gaining popularity. However, using crypto to pay for goods in stores has been slow due to the lack of infrastructure that can support crypto transactions....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The Compelling Implications of Using a Blockchain to Record and Verify Patent Assignments

Given the recent bust cycle of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), all things blockchain are currently tainted with words such as "bubble", "scam", and "fraud".  But blockchain technology, which is what enables...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 2nd Annual Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law - May 24th - 25th, Washington, DC

Showcasing Powerful Women in Intellectual Property! ACI’s Summit on Women Leaders in IP Law will bring together women in Intellectual Property roles to explore industry trends and other important factors impacting today’s...more

Porter Hedges LLP

NFTs: The Future of Managing Patent Assets?

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What do William Shatner, Snoop Dogg, Mark Cuban, Tom Brady, and patent owners have in common? They are all now minting non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”), turning assets into a token that is represented on the blockchain. ...more

Venable LLP

IP, Blockchain, and Digital Assets

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In 2008, a still-unknown person or group going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology and the first cryptocurrency to the world. In 2020, the cryptocurrency market was valued at $1.49 billion. And, in...more

Morgan Lewis

NFTs: What's in Store for 2022?

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2021 was a banner year for non-fungible token sales, which are projected to climb even higher in 2022. Selected by Collins English Dictionary as the 2021 Word of the Year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Judge Burke Recommends Grant of Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in Inventorship Dispute Action

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In his Report and Recommendation entered in Bear Box LLC et al. v. Lancium LLC et al., Civil Action No. 21-534-MN-CJB (D.Del. January 18, 2022), the Honorable Christopher J. Burke recommends that the Court grant Defendants’...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Blockchain Patents and Litigation

Blockchain has the potential to be the new frontier of innovation and a disruptor of existing technologies, and with this, has the potential for significant patent litigation. The technology now commonly known as “blockchain”...more

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