5 March 2026

 

 

Quantum Blockchain Technologies Plc

(“QBT” or “the Company”)

 

 

Patent Applications Update

 

Quantum Blockchain Technologies plc (AIM: QBT), the AIM-listed investment company focused principally on a research, development and investment programme within blockchain technology is pleased to provide the following update on the status of its three patent application families filed to date. Each patent application family relates to a respective invention and contains multiple applications in various jurisdictions.  

 

Shareholders are able to access the relevant Patent Office websites and monitor the progress of each of the applications themselves although QBT will inform the market promptly of any material change in the status of any application.

 

 

 ______________________________________________________________________________
|         |              |                |Application      |                  |
|Reference|Jurisdiction  |Title           |Number           |Status            |
|         |              |                |Application Date |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |                 |Pending, but being|
|         |              |                |                 |abandoned in      |
|         |United Kingdom|ASIC Ultra Boost|2113962.1        |favour of EP      |
|P18375.GB|              |                |29-Sep-2021      |regional phase of |
|         |              |                |                 |PCT/GB2022/052458 |
|         |              |                |                 |below             |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |PCT/GB2022/052458|Superseded by AU, |
|P18705.WO|International |ASIC Ultra Boost|28-Sep-2022      |EP, CA, KR & US   |
|         |              |                |                 |below             |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |                 |Pending, but with |
|         |US            |ASIC Ultra Boost|18/696,073       |claims agreed to  |
|P18979.US|              |                |28-Sep-2022      |with USPTO        |
|         |              |                |                 |Examiner          |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|P18974.AU|Australia     |ASIC Ultra Boost|2022354165       |Pending           |
|         |              |                |28-Sep-2022      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|P18931.EP|European      |ASIC Ultra Boost|22793447.8       |Pending           |
|         |              |                |28-Sep-2022      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |Canada        |ASIC Ultra Boost|3,233,221        |Pending           |
|P18975.CA|              |                |28-Sep-2022      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|P18977.KR|South Korea   |ASIC Ultra Boost|2024-7013553     |Pending           |
|         |              |                |28-Sep-2022      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |                 |Abandoned in      |
|         |              |Message Schedule|23 10704.8       |favour of EP      |
|P18794.GB|United Kingdom|Arrays          |12-Jul-2023      |regional phase of |
|         |              |                |                 |PCT/GB2024/051785 |
|         |              |                |                 |below             |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |Message Schedule|PCT/GB2024/051785|Superseded by AU, |
|P19024.WO|International |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |EP, CA, KR & US   |
|         |              |                |                 |applications below|
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|P19241.AU|Australia     |Message Schedule|2024287951       |Pending           |
|         |              |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |Canada        |Message Schedule|3,296,629        |Pending           |
|P19242.CA|              |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|P19243.EP|European      |Message Schedule|24752117.2       |Pending           |
|         |              |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |South Korea   |Message Schedule|2026-7002876     |Pending           |
|P19244.KR|              |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |US            |Message Schedule|19/493,865       |Pending           |
|P19245.US|              |Arrays          |09-Jul-2024      |                  |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |                 |Abandoned in      |
|         |United Kingdom|Method C Bitcoin|2500424.3        |favour of EP      |
|P19059.GB|              |Mining          |13-Jan-2025      |regional phase of |
|         |              |                |                 |PCT/GB2025/060005 |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|
|         |              |                |                 |Pending, but      |
|         |              |Method C Bitcoin|PCT/GB2025/060005|likely to be      |
|P19246.WO|International |Mining          |11-Dec-2025      |superseded by AU, |
|         |              |                |                 |EP, CA, KR & US in|
|         |              |                |                 |due course.       |
|_________|______________|________________|_________________|__________________|

 

 

In the Status column of the above table, ‘Pending’ means that the examination is still ongoing, as is the case of the US patent application for ASIC Ultra Boost. In this particular case, the agreed wording for each patent’s claims, which   legally define the scope of protection sought for the invention,   has been agreed with the US Patent Office & Trademark (“USPTO”) examiner, which generally indicates a positive final stage of the examination process.

 

As also stated in the table, QBT has abandoned its initial UK applications in favour of patent applications filed under the European Patent Convention (“EP”), which covers 39 European countries, including the UK.

 

 

Francesco Gardin, CEO and Executive Chairman of QBT, commented , “The approval process of patent applications can be a long one, which could take many years. However, being granted a patent for a new product is the only option if one wishes to build and then protect an IP portfolio with inventions. As previously confirmed to the market, some of QBT’s technology will remain an industrial trade secret, while other inventions will be protected via patents. A number of factors are being considered by the Company for each of its software innovations in order to best protect our intellectual property.”

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Quantum Blockchain Technologies Plc   +39 335 296573

Francesco Gardin, CEO and Executive Chairman

 

SP Angel Corporate Finance   (Nominated Adviser & Broker)   +44 (0) 20 3470 0470

Jeff Keating / Caroline Rowe/ Devik Mehta

 

Leander   (Financial PR)   +44 (0) 7795 168 157

Christian Taylor-Wilkinson

 

 

About Quantum Blockchain Technologies Plc

 

QBT (AIM: QBT) is a London Stock Exchange AIM listed Research & Development and investing company focused on an intensive R&D programme to disrupt the Blockchain Technologies sector which includes, cryptocurrency mining and other advanced blockchain applications. The primary goal of the R&D programme is to develop Bitcoin mining tools and techniques, via its technology-driven approach, which the Company believes will significantly outperform existing market practices.