We found a patent that seems to cover sending and recieveing funds via bitcoin - how does this affect bitcon and bitcoin based companies ?
http://www.google.com/patents/US20080195499"A system for peer-to-peer commerce includes electronic wallets 14 for storing electronic token files 12. The electronic tokens can be passed from wallet to wallet without oversight of a third party. At any time, the owner of a token can verify the validity of a token for a fee, but such verification is not needed to conduct commerce. The electronic tokens include a field which can be used to restrict tokens to a specific purpose or to prevent use on specific goods and services."
Would love to hear feedback on this!
