--------------------------------------------- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=470386.msg5572959#msg5572959 Bitmine and Innosilicon worked together to produce the chips, so both of them have rights to produce/resell the chips. We do not have any business with bitmine.
I've had official confirmation from bitmine directly that, while they do have ongoing dispute with a Chinese company, that I am free to develop for this device without fear of legal recourse provided the driver does not use the bitmine or coincraft name to reference any aspect of these devices or drivers. They have also said they will only release an official statement once the issue has been resolved. While this more or less confirms my own suspicions with respect to what's going on, I don't feel the need to speculate further on the matter and will return to concentrate purely on the software matters irrespective of what other people have to say on the issue.