UNISWAP實驗室將Bancor的專利侵權訴訟視為“毫無根據的”和對Defi生態系統開源精神的“威脅”

指控UNISWAP違反了與自動化做市商（AMM）有關的專利，於5月10日在美國地方法院起訴到美國地方法院。

Uniswap Labs has come out strongly against a new lawsuit from Bancor, which threatens to heat up a legal battle between two DeFi giants.

Uniswap Labs強烈反對Bancor的一項新訴訟，該訴訟可能會加劇兩個Defi巨人之間的法律鬥爭。

In a statement on May 11, Uniswap Labs dismissed the patent infringement accusations as "unfounded" and a threat to the open-source ethos of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The answer, which follows a legal action by Bprotocol Foundation (the parent of Bancor), prepares the ground for a fierce fight between two long-standing DeFi participants.

在5月11日的一份聲明中，Uniswap Labs駁回了專利侵權指控為“無所作為”，並威脅著分散融資（DEFI）生態系統的開源精神。該答案遵循Brotocol Foundation（Bancor的父母）的法律訴訟，為兩個長期的Defi參與者之間的激烈鬥爭做準備。

The Lawsuit: Patent Claims Over AMM Technology

訴訟：對AMM技術的專利主張

Alleging Uniswap infringed a patent related to automated market makers (AMMs), Bancor sued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on May 10. Filed in 2019, the patent describes a method based on liquidity pools for enabling token trades - a concept that has been foundational in DeFi since its early days.

該專利指控侵犯了與自動化做市商（AMM）有關的專利，該專利於2019年5月10日在美國德克薩斯州東部地區的地方法院起訴。該專利於2019年提交，該專利介紹了一種基於流動性池的方法，用於實現標誌性交易 - 自早期以來就已經在Defi中建立了這一概念。

Bancor claims that Uniswap's design, especially its use of smart contracts to facilitate decentralized exchanges, goes against the main assertions of this patent. The lawsuit seeks damages and an injunction to halt Uniswap from further infringements.

Bancor聲稱，Uniswap的設計，尤其是使用智能合約來促進分散交流的設計，違背了該專利的主要主張。該訴訟尋求損害賠償和禁令，以阻止進一步侵權。

Uniswap Labs Fires Back: "A Wasteful Distraction"

Uniswap Labs發射了反向：“浪費的分心”

On its part, Uniswap Labs responded by stating that it will "vigorously defend" itself and considers this matter a distraction.

在這方面，Uniswap Labs回應說，它將“有力地捍衛”自己，並認為這件事是分心的。

"This is a wasteful distraction, and we believe the lawsuit to be without merit. The technology in question is not proprietary; it is owned by the Web3 community," the corporation said.

該公司說：“這是一種浪費的分散注意力，我們認為訴訟是無效的。有關技術不是專有的；它歸Web3社區擁有。”

Highlighting how open-source innovation and cooperation are the cornerstones of the larger DeFi movement, Uniswap Labs noted that it has always been open about the role of Bancor and other protocols in the journey of the Labs to build Uniswap.

Uniswap Labs強調了更大的Defi運動的開源創新與合作是多麼較大的Defi運動的基石，並指出，它始終是關於Bancor和其他協議在實驗室旅程中建立Uniswap的作用的開放式。

The team claims that Bancor's activities threaten to compromise the very values that have driven DeFi to become rather popular.

該團隊聲稱，駕駛員的活動有可能損害驅使Defi變得相當受歡迎的價值觀。

"This is not how innovation works, and we will fight these claims fiercely; we are pleased to have helped move the space forward. Uniswap Labs is grateful to the community for its support as we continue to build and develop," the statement concludes.

聲明總結說：“這不是創新的運作方式，我們將激烈地與這些主張作鬥爭；我們很高興能幫助推動空間的前進。當我們繼續建立和發展時，Uniswap Labs感謝社區的支持。”

A Deeper Conflict Over DeFi's Future

對Defi的未來的更深層次的衝突

Although the lawsuit is ostensibly about patent rights, many observers view it as part of a broader clash within the fabric of DeFi itself: the collision of proprietary interests with open-source ideals.

儘管訴訟表面上是關於專利權的，但許多觀察家將其視為Defi本身結構中更廣泛衝突的一部分：具有開源理想的專有利益的碰撞。

Launched in 2018, Uniswap has long been a champion of open-source technologies and encourages community contributions. On the other hand, Bancor, which began in 2017, has adopted a more cautious attitude to its intellectual property, although it was an early innovator in AMM protocols.

Uniswap於2018年成立，長期以來一直是開源技術的擁護者，並鼓勵社區貢獻。另一方面，始於2017年的Bancor對其知識產權採取了更加謹慎的態度，儘管它是AMM協議的早期創新者。

Industry insiders express concern that cases like this one could hamper growth and lead to fragmentation in an environment that depends on interoperability.

行業內部人士表示關注，這樣的案件可能會阻礙增長並導致依賴互操作性的環境中的破碎。

"We lose the very thing that makes DeFi great—the ability to innovate without asking permission—if every protocol begins locking down its creations," one unnamed developer told The Block.

一位不願透露姓名的開發人員告訴《街區》：“如果每個協議都開始鎖定其創作，我們將失去使Defi偉大的創新能力 - 創新的能力。”

What's Next?

接下來是什麼？

Uniswap Labs has stated that it will continue developing and developing new technologies and that it will defend itself against the lawsuit. Legal experts believe the matter could take months or perhaps years to settle and might set a precedent for intellectual property handling in decentralized ecosystems.

Uniswap Labs表示，它將繼續開發和開發新技術，並將為訴訟辯護。法律專家認為，此事可能需要數月甚至數年的時間才能解決，並可能為分散生態系統的知識產權處理樹立先例。

At present, the lawsuit is still in its early stages and no injunction has been issued. Although the lawsuit has sparked fresh discussion about how much legal protection should exist for concepts in the DeFi universe, Uniswap's development and token activities remain largely unaffected.

目前，該訴訟仍處於早期階段，尚未發布禁令。儘管該訴訟已經引發了關於Defi宇宙中應該存在多少法律保護的新討論，但Unistwap的發展和代幣活動仍然很大程度上不受影響。

The more pressing question might not be who wins as the legal dust settles but how this conflict alters the culture and cooperation fabric of crypto.

更緊迫的問題可能不是誰贏得法律塵埃的勝利，而是這種衝突如何改變加密的文化與合作結構。