Who owns the bitcoin trademark?

[shield132]

bitcoin.org is owned by bitcoin developers.
bitcoin.com is owned by person/people who provide bitcoin services.

But who owns the "Bitcoin" brand?

Right now, no one owns Bitcoin trademark. Back in 2018 Craig Wright filled application for Bitcoin trademark but he didn't gain it despite the fact that he still tries hardly, a person who was even caught in plagiarism while working on his PHD.
So feel safe, no one will ever own bitcoin trademark.

And bitcoin.org is owned by one man, nickname here - Cøbra. You can check this thread for more details: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5241347

Despite the fact that bitcoin.com sounds like to be an official domain or something similar in terms, this website is against bitcoin and promotes BCH, personal business.

[coinfinger]

bitcoin.org is owned by bitcoin developers.
bitcoin.com is owned by person/people who provide bitcoin services.

But who owns the "Bitcoin" brand?

I don't think the way you're seeing it is how it's really meant to be. Bitcoin is an open source and no one really owns it, unless you will Satoshi Nakamoto, since he's the original inventor of Bitcoin, but he's nowhere to be found and I believe he has made up his mind to stay just like that without revealing his identity. I see a lot of people who make use of the Bitcoin logo and they don't even ask for any permission to make use of it.

Some have printed it on t-shirts and they did this without having to ask for permission from anyone. So, it is owned by the community I guess, and it is a free world here. When no one asks for copyrights nor kind of any patents, those things will remain free to use as per my understanding from this wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent.

[Mpamaegbu]

bitcoin.org is owned by bitcoin developers.
bitcoin.com is owned by person/people who provide bitcoin services.

But who owns the "Bitcoin" brand?

If the man/entity named Satoshi Nakamoto who is widely believed to have created Bitcoin as a pioneer crypto isn't revealing himself, I believe knowing who has a trademark ownership of the Bitcoin Brand shouldn't be a concern. Anyone can freely use it and it is backed up by law. There's nothing illegal using that brand name. There isn't any copyrights infringement on it.

[Wexnident]

Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency, an asset which most of the public could pretty much obtain. It isn't a type of product for sale nor is it registered by a private company. It is a literal for all type of crypto, hence I don't think the Bitcoin trademark could be said as a "trademark". Yes, the Bitcoin logo could be said to be its trademark, but it isn't like Bitcoin is backed by a company or something. Even it's creator made it for public use freely without anyone being able to govern it, hence it can't really be considered as a trademark. Simply stating, Bitcoin is far too generic for someone to trademark it.

You can also try looking up how Mt.Gox try to enforce ownership with regards to the Bitcoin trademark. If iirc, they pretty much forced the idea of Bitcoin as a trademark and that they themselves own it. Not sure, correct me if I'm wrong though.

[Assface16678]

The only one who created the bitcoin is responsible for their logo and he is Satoshi Nakamoto and also the owner of this forum too. The logo is one of the best representatives to the brand because it is easier for the people to remember the item, product, and the quality of their services. Now the logo of the bitcoin is become popular because of the world of technology and innovation of adopting the use of bitcoin for every transaction because of being efficient and effective of it on the world of market.

bitcoin.org is owned by bitcoin developers.
bitcoin.com is owned by person/people who provide bitcoin services.

But who owns the "Bitcoin" brand?

A currency is not a society that can be considered a brand. A currency is a currency. It is not even known for sure who invented it. It is believed to be a certain Satoshi Nakamoto.
Bitcoin is a "brand", if you will, owned by us investors. No one has mastered it so far, so it is ours, everyone's and it is the main reason why we love cryptocurrency.

Unlike the other trade mark the bitcoin does not require any kind of payment if they want to use it because it is freely open to the public.

[sheenshane]

IMO, nobody owns Bitcoin or any Bitcoin trademark because owning a trademark needs to have legal registration before he or they can start using the trademark and once they were able to process the registration then the rest will no longer be legit. Bitcoin is a currency that can't be own solely by someone if you have a Bitcoin as I do then both of us own a bitcoin.

If someone would claim that he owns the Bitcoin so what will happen next are we going to give each and every Bitcoin that we have since he claims that he owns the Bitcoin, no that will never happen it is just like fiat money that when you earn it then it is yours even the central bank or the government couldn't take it from you same as with Bitcoin we own whatever the amount that we have and no one can claim that they own it.