Understanding the Ever-Changing Cryptocurrency Patent Landscape

Last year, cryptocurrency market capitalization reached about $2.2 trillion, with more than 300 million users worldwide. Among other things, this massive growth reflects rising mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies, as further evidenced by the influx of institutional investors in 2021 despite continued price volatility. With this tremendous growth, the cryptocurrency patent space has likewise evolved to address demands for new financial products and services, reduced security risks, and improved cryptocurrency mining operations, consensus mechanisms, etc. 

Unsurprisingly, these exciting developments were accompanied by an increase in patent applications and lawsuits filed in the cryptocurrency space, as compared to the past few years. In this webinar, we will explore recent trends in cryptocurrency patents and how they can impact prosecution and litigation strategy.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Overview of the cryptocurrency technology and hot topics in the cryptocurrency space
• Prosecuting cryptocurrency patents
• Observe statistical trends in cryptocurrency application filings and patent issuances from 2021
• Review specific case examples reflecting common grounds of rejection among cryptocurrency patents
• Discuss effective application drafting and prosecution strategies in the crypto space
• Litigating cryptocurrency patents
• Observe cryptocurrency litigation trends in 2021
• Review specific case examples and litigation outcomes
• Discuss key takeaways potentially impacting patent portfolio development and enforcement

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Moderator:
Stephanie Ham

Presenters:
Elliot Cook
Christina Yang
Michael Young