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Lawyer Attempts To Trademark Bitcoin

by on July 8, 2011

From Slashdot:

Lawyer Attempts To Trademark Bitcoin

Posted by samzenpus
An anonymous reader writes “A NY based lawyer has submitted an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office claiming first use of the term bitcoin on June 22nd, 2011. The evidence of first use in the form of a letter detailing his wife’s offer to sell “bitcoin” for $17.50 on June 23rd. A pdf extolling the virtues of bitcoin has also been uploaded to his law firms webpage”

See also Mike Masnick’s Techdirt post, Lawyer Trying To Trademark Bitcoin Explains His Legal Theory.

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