{"id":254102,"date":"2020-03-17T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=254102"},"modified":"2020-03-17T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:45:54","slug":"cardano-foundation-sued-by-former-research-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/cardano-foundation-sued-by-former-research-partner","title":{"rendered":"Cardano Foundation Sued by Former Research Partner\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Cardano Foundation, a blockchain firm and the developers of the ADA digital asset, have found themselves in a bit of a legal tussle. As the company announced in a\u00a0<\/span>press release<\/span><\/a>\u00a0earlier this week, Z\/Yen Group Limited (UK), one of its partners, has launched a legal suit against it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Z\/Yen Group is a FinTech solutions provider that worked with the Cardano Foundation on research and development for a while.\u00a0<\/span>Back in 2018, the two entities collaborated to release \u201cThe Quantum Countdown: Quantum Computing and the Future of Distributed Ledger Encryption,\u201d an educational material that explained how the development of quantum computing could affect blockchain technology and its development going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n As the press release explained, the legal trouble stemmed from an alleged agreement between the think tank and the Cardano Foundation that dates back to July 2017. The Foundation claimed that it terminated the agreement for several reasons and rejected the London firm\u2019s claims. After the contract was voided, however, there were renewed reports of a potential intellectual property rights dispute between them.<\/span><\/p>\nA Broken-Down Relationship or a Legitimate IP Suit?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n