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Cryptocurrency Industry

 
 

Our lawyers help cryptocurrency companies navigate the legal landscape and proactively advise on unique legal issues faced by the cryptocurrency industry.

A cryptocurrency is a digital currency that uses a decentralized ledger, typically a blockchain, to record and validate transactions.  Cryptocurrencies are “mined” by contributing processing power to transaction validation efforts – a process that is designed to become more computationally expensive with time in order to limit the availability of the currency.  The best-known cryptocurrency is bitcoin.   

Common legal issues faced by cryptocurrency companies include:

  • Entity formation, capital, and financing strategies;

  • Brand protection;

  • Ownership and registration of intellectual property in software and other technology;

  • Acquisition of and enforcement of trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights against infringers;

  • Employment and independent contractor agreements;

  • Licensing agreements including end user license agreements (EULAs);

  • Software development agreements;

  • Strategies for developing and protecting trade secrets;

  • Intellectual property indemnification agreements;

  • Regulatory compliance, especially with emerging securities regulations;

  • Non-disclosure agreements;

  • Identification of potentially applicable international laws;

  • Strategy to protect and monetize intellectual property rights; and

  • Defense of third-party infringement claims.

For more information on how we can assist with cryptocurrency industry legal issues please contact us.