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https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/there-bitcoin-patent-war-going-initiative-could-end-it/

>Bitmain is now suing Zuoxing and Bitewei; the hardware manufacturer claims to hold the patent to this chip design feature. If Bitmain were to win this lawsuit, it could gain a significant benefit over all other ASIC producers. A patent such as this cannot even be blocked by protocol changes.

>Here’s where it gets interesting: Little Dragon Technology LLC — the current owner of the AsicBoost patent — announced on March 1, 2018, that it has joined the BDPL. This makes the patent freely available to anyone who also joins the BDPL. But perhaps even more interesting is the statement Little Dragon Technology made to Bitcoin Magazine, indicating that this decision was made with broader implications in mind: "There are a number of what we consider dangerous patents in the mining space that could be used to suppress mining competition."
>In an ironic twist of fate, Little Dragon Technology believes the AsicBoost patent could become the key to democratizing all mining hardware patents.
>Little Dragon Technology concluded: "We believe AsicBoost is such an important and innovative patent that, if licensed defensively, can become a force for good to protect decentralization in Bitcoin."