There is no US trademark. Under 15 USC 1052 (d) a Bitcoin trademark would
"Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, or a mark or trade name previously used in the United States by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"These are current applications with Bitcoin in the title:
Serial Number Reg. Number Word Mark Check Status Live/Dead
1 85877951 MILLY BITCOIN TSDR LIVE Filing Date March 15, 2013 Atlantic City Bitcoin, LLC
2 85798479 BITCOIN MAGAZINE TSDR LIVE Filing Date December 10, 2012 Coin Publishing LLC
3 85373341 BITCOIN APPLIANCE TSDR DEAD
4 85405348 BITCOIN MERCHANT SOLUTIONS TSDR DEAD
5 85405343 MERCHANT SOLUTIONS FOR THE BITCOIN CURRENCY TSDR DEAD
6 85353491 BITCOIN TSDR DEAD
Also note in the US:
§1063. Opposition to registration
(a)Any person who believes that he would be damaged by the registration of a mark upon the principal register, including as a result of dilution under section 43(c) [15 USC 1125(c)], may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, file an opposition in the Patent and Trademark Office, stating the grounds therefor, within thirty days after the publication under subsection (a) of section 12 of this Act [15 USC 1062] of the mark sought to be registered. Upon written request prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period, the time for filing opposition shall be extended for an additional thirty days, and further extensions of time for filing opposition may be granted by the Director for good cause when requested prior to the expiration of an extension. The Director shall notify the applicant of each extension of the time for filing opposition. An opposition may be amended under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Director. The MtGox press release states that in first-to-file countries, MtGox
may pursue trademarks preemptively, but doesn't state if they have obtained any. A search for European trademarks reveals these:
Trade mark name Trade mark office Trade mark reference number Trade mark status Nice class Applicant name Application date Trade mark type
Bitcoin FR 3897632 R 36, 41, 45 Paymium, SAS 2012-02-16 Combined
Bitcoin FR 3846071 E 36 Celine Pascazi 2011-07-12 Combined
BITCOIN PT 000481340 R 36 COGNITIVA, LDA. 2011-03-29 Word
BITCOIN EM 010103646 R 9, 35, 38, 42 Tibanne Co. Ltd. 2011-07-06 Word
BITCOINMAGAZINE EM 011346939 A 16, 35, 41 Vladimir Marchenko Word
Tibanne has acquired the Euro trademark on Bitcoin:
http://esearch.oami.europa.eu/copla/trademark/data/010103646 and bit coin:
http://esearch.oami.europa.eu/copla/trademark/data/010050466 One opposition was filed - who is "Soyando Media Network GmbH" we wonder.
The France trademark by the trolls was "Application Refused". The accepted trademark in France is held by Paymium (Bitcoin-central).
The Portugal trademark is held by Name: COGNITIVA, LDA.
http://www.cognitiva.com/Address: RUA DUARTE BARBOSA, Nº 407, R/C 03 4150-285 PORTO - PORTUGAL
