Internet reports, according to Cointelegraph, Malikie Innovations recently sued Bitcoin miners Marathon Digital and Core Scientific, accusing them of using elliptic curve encryption technology (ECC) that infringed their patent rights. The company acquired 32,000 "non-core" patents from BlackBerry in 2023. The lawsuit stated that the defendant mining company used patented technology held by Malikie in Bitcoin mining operations. Legal expert Aaron Brogan said that such lawsuits usually do not target individual Bitcoin users, but may have a significant financial impact on the defendant mining company. If they lose, they may face six years of royalty recovery. Niko Demchuk, legal director of AMLBot, believes that Malikie's claim may be difficult to establish if the patent involved has expired or only covers pre-Bitcoin ECC technology. The outcome of this case will depend on the specific patent scope and court interpretation.