By
Fritz Wetzel
Bitcoin,
Ethereum and Litecoin have become household terms. Bitcoin’s unprecedented run
to $20,000 (and back down again), along with similarly impressive gains by
other cryptocurrency, has created a horde of so called crypto-millionaires. But
how many people—including those investing large sums of money in this volatile
medium—really understand bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology? And
how is this “technology”—where new “coins” debut monthly—dealt with from a
patent perspective? This article aims to provide a brief background relating to
blockchain technology, with a view toward how it is treated under European
patent law.
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