Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Apr. 18, 2018
Cryptocurrencies and allowable subject matter
The rapid staking of cryptocurrency patent territory has challenged the notion of what is allowable subject matter and what isn't under 35 U.S.C. Section 101.
Darin W. Snyder
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2 Embarcadero Ctr 28th FL
San Francisco , California 94111
Email: dsnyder@omm.com
Univ of Chicago Law School; Chicago IL
Darin serves as regional head of Litigation for Northern California and on the firm's Policy Committee. His practice focuses on major litigation and investigations involving intellectual property and technology-intensive business sectors.
Anthony G. Beasley
Counsel
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
400 S Hope St
Los Angeles , California 90071
Phone: (213) 430-6529
Email: tbeasley@omm.com
Tony focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation and has experience in many areas of technology.
This column appeared in the April 18 TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYERS special report.
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies went from confusing curiosities to mainstream topics in 2017. Before they became regular headlines, the paradigm-shattering possibilities of this technology brought a flood of patent filings on anything and everything that might touch it, including trading platforms, transfer methods, p...
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