EPO Patent Publication: Virtual Currency System
Summary
The European Patent Office has published a patent application (EP4510064A2) for a virtual currency system, filed by nChain Licensing AG. The publication date is March 18, 2026, and it covers various technical classifications related to financial transactions and network security.
What changed
This document is a patent publication from the European Patent Office (EPO) for a virtual currency system, identified by publication number EP4510064A2. The application was filed by nChain Licensing AG and lists Robert Scott Macgregor and Milagrino Jose C. Ong as inventors. The publication date is March 18, 2026, and it includes several International Patent Classification (IPC) codes related to financial transaction processing, virtual currency, and network security.
As this is a patent publication, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. Its primary impact is on intellectual property rights and innovation within the virtual currency and blockchain technology sectors. Companies operating in this space may wish to review the patent details for competitive intelligence or to assess potential licensing requirements.
Source document (simplified)
VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM
Publication EP4510064A2 Kind: A2 Mar 18, 2026
Applicants
nChain Licensing AG
Inventors
MACGREGOR, Robert Scott, ONG, Milagrino Jose C.
IPC Classifications
G06Q 20/36 20120101AFI20250304BHEP G07F 17/32 20060101ALI20250304BHEP G06Q 20/06 20120101ALI20250304BHEP H04L 9/32 20060101ALI20250304BHEP G06Q 20/12 20120101ALI20250304BHEP H04L 9/08 20060101ALI20250304BHEP
Designated States
AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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