[2015-09-22] CT - Bank of America’s and Coinbase’s Bitcoin Patents Revealed

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"A cursory search* of USPTO database shows 289 patent applications that use the term “Bitcoin.” 20120101886 appears to be the first one, was filed October 20, 2011, and was published on April 26, 2012. With 129 applications, 2015 has already exceeded the number of “Bitcoin” patent applications from 2014 (125).  2013 had 30 and 2012 had 5.  There have been 53 patents granted to date." 


http://cointelegraph.com/news/115316/bank-of-americas-and-coinbases-bitcoin-patents-revealed