According to Cointelegraph, Malikie Innovations recently sued bitcoin miners Marathon Digital and Core Scientific, alleging that the elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) it used infringed its patents. The company acquired 32,000 "non-core" patents from BlackBerry in 2023. The lawsuit documents say that the defendant miners used Malikie's patented technology in bitcoin mining operations.
Aaron Brogan, a legal expert, said such lawsuits would not normally target individual bitcoin users, but could have a significant financial impact on the defendant miners, who could face six years of royalty recovery if they lose the case. Niko Demchuk, legal director at AMLBot, said Malikie's claims could be difficult to establish if the patents in question have expired or only cover pre-Bitcoin ECC technology. The outcome of the case will depend on the specific patent scope and court interpretation.
Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital and Core Scientific are being sued over crypto patents
2025-06-03 10:49:26
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