Lawyer Attempts To Trademark Bitcoin 209
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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I guess he thought the wikipedia stub for Bitcoin created 8th March 2009 doesn't count as prior art or something.
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