If Bitcoin Community Doesn’t Take Action, Opportunists Like Trademark Lawyer Could “Box Them In”

AnattorneyinupstateNewYorkisthefirsttohavethebrightideatotrademarktheword“Bitcoin,”amovethatcouldaffordhimsomeattractivebusinessopportunitiesifthecurrencygainswidespreadpopularityandtheBitcoineconomyofexchanges,merchants,software,mobileappsandwebsitesgrows.“Aregisteredtrademarkinacivillawcountryg…