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Apparently, The Name “Bitcoin” Was Trademarked Since December 2017

27 May Apparently, The Name “Bitcoin” Was Trademarked Since December 2017

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After investigating an email that someone received, we found out that the “Bitcoin” name has either been trademarked or is in the process in a number of countries.

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An undisclosed company incorporated in London thought to register a trademark for the name “Bitcoin.”

How do we know about this? An email surfaced from an Etsy vendor who was told by the UK’s Royal Intellectual Property Office to cease sales of clothing with the Bitcoin logo on them.

“It has come to our client’s attention that you are offering for sale a variety of Clothing bearing the BITCOIN trade mark on etsy.co.uk. We are enclosing screenshots of some of the Clothing to which we refer at Annex 2. You are also using the BITCOIN trade mark in relation to clothing. We are enclosing screenshots of this use at Annex 3.

[The company] has not authorized your use of the BITCOIN trade mark on and in relation to Clothing. Such use therefore amounts to Trade Mark Infringement pursuant to s10(1) of the Trade Marks…

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