Event

Blockchain Patents and Policy

Blank Rome LLP is proud to sponsor and host the Blockchain Technology, Law & Policy (“TLP”) Meetup Group of D.C. (previously Ethereum DC Meetup Group) event on Monday, March 5, 2018, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at Blank Rome’s Washington, D.C., office.

The event will kick off “DC Blockchain Week” in partnership with the Chamber of Digital Commerce, leading up to the Chamber of Digital Commerce “DC Blockchain Summit 2018,” and will focus on Blockchain Patents and Policy.

Partner Salvatore P. Tamburo and Associate Ameya (“Arun”) V. Paradkar will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Associate Ji Young Park. Sal, Arun, and Ji Young will be joined on the panel by Calvin L. Hewitt, Manager at United States Patent Trademark Office (“USPTO”) in Business Cryptography Art Unit and Ken Seddon, CEO/President at LOT Network, former VP of IP at ARM, IP Counsel at Apple and Chief IP Counsel of Numonyx (later acquired by Micron).

The panel will discuss:

• trends in patent applications in blockchain technology
• common pitfalls blockchain developers, entrepreneurs, and companies should know while seeking patent protection in blockchain technology
• the divided and extraterritorial components of blockchain patents and legal implications in patent enforcement

In addition, a Blockchain Intellectual Property Council (“BIPC”) White Paper will be presented by Marc Kaufman, BIPC Co-Chair & Partner at Rimon Law.

For more information, please click here. Pizza and beer will be provided.

If you would like to attend, please contact Ji Young Park at jpark@blankrome.com or 202.420.2578.