# EBC22 | Blockchain Patent Risks — How to protect your company from Patent Assertion Entities?

- Channel: [European Blockchain Convention](https://streameth.org/european-blockchain-convention)
- Date: 2022-10-09
- Duration: 10:49
- Topics: European Blockchain Convention, ebcTALKS, Blockchain, DLT, Self Sovereign Identity, risks, patent, crypto, decentralised, finance, NFT, NFTs, metaverse, cryptocurrency, non fungible tokens, what is blockchain, blockchain technology, blockchain tutorial, ssi, digital assets, EBC22, crypto assets, web3, web3 explained, web3 tutorial, defi, token, ICO, digital wallets, DAOs, DAO, LOT NETWORK, Andy Block
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-P-N018Ywu2U
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-N018Ywu2U

## Description

Patent assertions cost $30B annually for defense funds in the US alone. Can blockchain provide a solution?

Listen to the keynote from EBC22 to understand how you can protect your company from businesses that acquire patents from third parties and seek to generate revenue by asserting them against alleged infringers.

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Speaker: 
Andy Block | LOT Network

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Visit the European Blockchain Convention’s website:
https://eblockchainconvention.com/