1 HOUR British company claims Etsy trademark rights "Bitcoin".
A company whose identity is still unknown states that the sale of shirts with the Bitcoin logo must cease because this brand is registered with the Real Office of Intellectual Property of the United Kingdom.
The information was made known through an Etsy worker (e-commerce website that focuses on handmade and vintage items and supplies, as well as unique items made at the factory) by an email sent to an employee. this website.
In the email written with legal terms, there is evidence of "proof" of the use of the Bitcoin brand that would support the claim of this anonymous company. In detail part of the claim expresses the following:
"It has attracted the attention of our clients that it is offering a variety of garments under the Bictoin
brand for sale on etsy.co.uk. Attached screenshots of some of the garments to which we belong in
Annex 2. You are also using the Bitcoin brand in relation to clothing. We are attaching screenshots of
this use in Annex 3. "
The letter refers to the infringement committed under article 10 of the 1994 trademark law, using identical cante (Bitcoin) in identical products (clothing) for which it owns a trademark registration.
Subsequently, it was possible to know directly on the website of the Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom that there is indeed the registration of the trademark "Bitcoin", and it was made on December 22, 2017, with an expiration date of December 22. of 2027.
The British company is entitled to carry out legal proceedings against the infringement committed. However, the demanding client is willing to refrain from taking these legal actions due to non-compliance with the trademark, provided that the company is willing to resolve the following parameter in an efficient and friendly manner:
.- Immediately cease the offer, sale, supply and promotion relating to products of the Bitcoin brand.
If this situation were true, it would be losing credibility that Bitcoin is a decentralized project, taking as its point of reference that since its inception this has been one of its main characteristics, that is, it is not backed by any government or central bank. known as an innovative and constantly evolving project.
Consequently, companies that dare to market products with the logo or the name of Bitcoin would face a threat of economic loss.