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Lawyer Attempts To Trademark Bitcoin

Posted by samzenpus on from the said-it-first dept.

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."

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  1. WTF? Who cares about bitcoin? It's irrelevant by Colin+Smith · · Score: -1, Redundant

    You might want to care more and spend some time looking at what your government and banks are doing to your national currency.

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