Tech Company Says Rivals Infringed Portable Crypto Mine Patents

May 2, 2024, 5:50 PM UTC

A Canadian cryptocurrency mining infrastructure company says rival businesses have infringed three of its patents for transportable mining facilities.

Digital Shovel Holdings Inc. filed its lawsuit against RK Mission Critical LLC, RK Mechanical LLC, and RK Industries LLC in the US District Court for the District of Colorado Wednesday.

“Instead of competing fairly,” the complaint says, “Defendants are exploiting the innovative technologies that Digital Shovel has worked hard to develop and protect through patents.”

The US patents at issue—Nos. 11,910,557, 11,647,605, and 11,540,414—describe methods for building and maintaining portable facilities that house computer infrastructure used to run ...

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