ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Sony's Layer2 project Soneium has sparked controversy by blacklisting certain meme coins suspected of infringing intellectual property rights on the day of its mainnet launch. This has led to some tokens being restricted from trading and lacking support on the official block explorer.This move has triggered strong dissatisfaction among some users, who expressed their disappointment over suddenly being unable to trade or access these meme coins on the Soneium network in multiple posts on the X platform.The blacklist action specifically targets tokens that imitate or use brands that Sony or Soneium consider protected. As a result, trading of these meme coins has reportedly been halted and they cannot be transferred. When users attempt to access these tokens, they receive a "forbidden access" warning on the block explorer.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by the Financial界, the National Intellectual Property Administration's information shows that Nokia Technologies Limited has applied for a patent titled "Device Method and Computer Program," with publication number CN 119155674 A, and the application date is June 2024.The patent abstract indicates that it provides a device, method, and computer program for use in user devices to perform the following: encrypt digital assets using a first key to form encrypted digital assets; provide the encrypted digital assets and an index for the encrypted digital assets to a first network function; and provide an identifier for the encrypted digital assets to a first entity.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the "Yongxing-Guofu-Ningbo Intellectual Property Phase 1 Asset-Backed Special Plan (Specialized and Innovative)" managed by Yongzheng Asset Management and sold by Yongxing Securities held its listing ceremony on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with an initial issuance scale of 138 million yuan, a term of 1 year, and a coupon rate of 2.2%. The product's senior debt rating is AAA, making it the first intellectual property securitization product issued in the form of digital renminbi nationwide, and it marks a breakthrough for Ningbo's intellectual property securitization project.

ChainCatcher news, Aptos Labs announced a strategic investment in Mereo, aiming to transform the connection between artists and fans through an innovative fan interaction platform and address the issue of asset resale related to intellectual property.The Mereo platform helps artists identify and reward true fans, who gain access to real-world assets through their historical behaviors, enjoying benefits such as early access to merchandise and enhanced live experiences. These contributions are recorded on-chain in the form of non-transferable digital assets.Aptos Labs develops new solutions using the Digital Asset standard (DA), ensuring that artists allocate assets to loyal fans through non-transferable tokenized assets, preventing resale activities.

ChainCatcher message, the on-chain intellectual property agreement Story Protocol has announced on X that it has launched the public testnet Iliad, and users will be able to bring IP assets into the Story Network in the next 48 hours.

ChainCatcher news, Layer1 intellectual property blockchain Story Protocol developer PIP Labs announced the completion of a $80 million Series B funding round, led by a16z crypto, with participation from Polychain, Stability AI Senior Vice President and Board Member Scott Trowbridge, K11 founder Adrian Cheng, digital art collector Cozomo de'Medici, No Capital, and others. This new round of financing brings PIP Labs' total funding to $140 million.According to Techcrunch, sources revealed that the post-funding valuation of Story Protocol developer PIP Labs is currently $2.25 billion.Story Protocol is an intellectual property blockchain aimed at tokenizing trillion-dollar intellectual property assets, unlocking limitless creativity with programmable IP+AI. Currently, the number of IPs on the Story Protocol chain has surpassed 20 million, with over 200 teams building applications in IPFi, AI, and consumer markets.

ChainCatcher news, Jason Zhao, co-founder of the blockchain startup Story, stated that the Layer 1 network customized for intellectual property management is expected to launch later this year.The project is backed by prominent venture capital firms, including Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media, Samsung Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz.Jason Zhao mentioned that Story was founded in 2023 and has already accumulated over 50 clients who are looking to integrate IP-centric tools into their businesses, including some well-known NFT projects.

ChainCatcher message, Rivermen announced on platform X that due to the mismanagement of the "Rivermen" entity, it unilaterally declared "bankruptcy" on July 6, 2023, violated the termination of employee labor contracts, and has owed employees labor compensation of 591,692 yuan to date. The account handle @RivermenNFT has retained the ownership of Lihua, and Rivermen's X account is unrelated to the intellectual property of "Lihua, Rivermen, VOXELRIVERMEN, Ponlaii."

ChainCatcher news, UneMeta and Berachain are jointly promoting the innovation of intellectual property (IP) in the Web3 space, injecting new narratives into this bull market. By combining Une's rich top-tier IP resources with a culturally vibrant community layer and Berachain's high-performance EVM-compatible blockchain built on liquidity proof consensus, they are transforming the traditional entertainment industry model. This innovative narrative redefines the creation, value, and sharing models of IP in the Web3 ecosystem, enabling users to freely express themselves and participate in the evolving digital environment.

ChainCatcher news, DeFi Technologies has completed the acquisition of intellectual property from Solana developer Stefan Jørgensen. According to reports, the scale of this strategic acquisition is approximately $4 million. After the acquisition deal is completed, Stefan Jørgensen will join the technology team at DeFi Technologies, responsible for leading the company's expansion in DeFi trading, development, and governance.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, regarding the allegations from the ENS founder that Unstoppable Domains patented the technology of ENS and provided legal grounds for Unstoppable Domains' press release about "committing the patent to the Web3 Domain Alliance," Unstoppable CEO Matthew Gould responded, "Given the ever-changing landscape of the industry, no meaningful forward-looking assurances can be made. In my view, the only solution is to strengthen collaboration and discussion."Additionally, Gould stated, "We refute the claims that we stole ENS intellectual property. Instead, we patented the technology we built for ourselves and used it in our system, which is different from the system built by ENS."Gould also mentioned, "The goal of the Web3 Domain Alliance is to help the Web3 domain industry avoid conflicts and set standards. ENS demands that we open-source all our patents, which overlooks the fact that we have extended a hand of collaboration through our non-assertion commitment, which ENS has yet to accept."

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain intellectual property protocol Story Protocol announced the completion of a $25 million Series A funding round, led by a16z crypto. Combined with the $29.3 million funding completed in May this year, Story Protocol's total funding has exceeded $54 million. Other participants include Hashed, Endeavor, Samsung Next, Foresight Ventures, Dao5, Insignia Venture Partners, Alliance DAO, Mirana Ventures, as well as angel investors such as TPG Capital founder and chairman David Bonderman and Dapper Labs founder and CEO Roham Gharegozlou.It is reported that Story Protocol is a protocol for creating, managing, and licensing new intellectual property on-chain, aiming to democratize the creation of intellectual property through a global, scalable intellectual property library. It provides a streamlined framework to enable features such as source tracking, frictionless licensing, and revenue sharing.

ChainCatcher news, a lawsuit filed in California courts claims that entrepreneur Joel Dietz is suing blockchain software company Consensys for adopting the idea of a web-based cryptocurrency wallet, which eventually became MetaMask.Dietz claims that he originally developed the intellectual property for an in-browser crypto wallet during the Vapor project in 2014. For that project, Dietz recruited Consensys employee Aaron Davis in 2015 to provide coding assistance, but Dietz alleges that Davis, along with Dan Finlay, created a browser-based crypto wallet called MetaMask, and after the wallet application was launched, Consensys downplayed his involvement with MetaMask.In response, Consensys stated that Dietz "has no connection to MetaMask" and insisted that Aaron Davis and Dan Finlay co-founded MetaMask in 2016.

ChainCatcher news, Ayre Group has signed an agreement with BSV protocol developer nChain. This deal will be the largest corporate blockchain intellectual property investment to date, with a total investment of up to 500 million Swiss francs (approximately 570 million USD), including acquiring a controlling stake in the company, credit lines, and intellectual property licenses.nChain is the developer of Bitcoin SV node software and also develops blockchain software such as Teranode and LiteClient. Currently, the company holds nearly 800 technology patents, with over 3,000 patents pending approval.