NEW YORK, NY - tZERO Group, Inc., a pioneer in blockchain-based financial infrastructure since 2014, today provided an update on enforcement actions taken as part of its ongoing strategic review of its intellectual property assets. The company also highlighted additional patent families from its portfolio that support regulated digital asset securities and tokenized financial markets.
On April 30, 2026, tZERO detailed a subset of its 105-patent portfolio, including patents across five families: Self-Enforcing Security Token Compliance System, Upgradable Security Token Architecture, Splittable Security Token Structure, Federated PII Service for Broker-Dealers, and Crypto Integration Platform. As part of the review, tZERO identified specific commercialization and enforcement opportunities.
tZERO has determined that certain products and services of Securitize, Inc., including their DS protocol and Vault Registrar, infringe certain tZERO patents. Consequently, today tZERO sent a cease and desist and reservation of rights letter to Securitize relating to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,216,802 and 11,394,560. tZERO is continuing to investigate further infringement of its patents, including but not limited to U.S. Patent Nos. 11,704,733; 11,410,159; 11,436,673; 12,051,078; and 12,099,996.
In addition, tZERO’s investigation has identified products belonging to at least six other market participants in sectors including Regulated RWA & Digital Asset Securities Platforms, Institutional Infrastructure, Prime Brokerage & Liquidity Aggregators, Decentralized Sequencing, Fair Ordering & Crypto Infrastructure, and Decentralized Exchanges & Specialized DeFi Dark Pools that likely infringe on tZERO’s patents. tZERO expects to send demand letters to these participants at the close of its investigation.
tZERO and its investors have dedicated substantial resources to develop a leading IP portfolio in the tokenization industry. The broader portfolio consists of 23 patent families encompassing 105 patents worldwide, focusing on compliant, scalable, and interoperable tokenized capital markets infrastructure. As the industry scales, tZERO will remain vigilant in protecting its intellectual property, market position, and shareholders’ investment.
The company also highlighted additional patent families relating to core infrastructure technologies: Crypto Multiple Security Asset Creation and Redemption Platform (US11,704,733B2; US12,469,079B2) with 7 patents issued worldwide; Consolidated Order Book from Multiple Asset Exchanges (US11,436,673B2) with 3 patents; Decentralized Trading System for Fair Ordering and Matching of Trades (US10,937,083B2) with 2 patents; and Obfuscation of Intent in Transactions Using Cryptographic Techniques (US10,552,829B2) with 9 patents. These technologies reflect tZERO’s focus on building regulated infrastructure for tokenized capital markets spanning issuance, trading, liquidity aggregation, custody, settlement, and transaction privacy.
tZERO will continue evaluating additional components of its IP portfolio and expects to provide further updates regarding its patent strategy, enforcement, commercialization initiatives, and technology licensing activities. Market participants interested in licensing discussions may contact sales@tzero.com. For more information, visit www.tzero.com.
