BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC, No. 23-1922 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2025)

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Lancium allegedly stole Austin Storm s’ thunder and patented it. This case centers around a conversation over cocktails and dinner at a Bitcoin mining conference, a fol- low-up email with four attachments, and a subsequent pa- tent. B ased on the dinner conversation and email attachments, Mr. Storms asserts that Lancium’s patent must be corrected to name him as an inventor. BearBox LLC and Mr. Storms (collectively, “BearBox”) appeal the United States District Court for the District of Delaware’s grant of summary judgment to Lancium LLC, Michael T.