Trademark trolls are the biggest cancer i've ever seen. Those guys are just leeches. He wants to ruin Andreas Antonopoulos massive effort into making a book (and keeping it updated) on the complex subject of Bitcoin, only because he used that phrase, so some other idiot that hasn't contributed to anything of value wants to get money off it? This is how it sounds like to me.

Andreas should save his bitcoin.  Finding some 'first use' doesn't preclude Uphold from registering a trademark.  By the way, they have an application pending: http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:j98e78.2.1  In fact, the notice of allowance was just issued today.  

Andreas could Oppose the application.  You only need to be a person alleging to suffer harm if the registration were to be effected - to have standing in an opposition case.  However, you must file that 30 days from publication.  Uphold published Feb 2, 2016.  Therefore, about three weeks ago on March 2 - period for opposition closed.  Andreas could get an extension.  But he'd have to show some reason.  These are usually accepted even if the reason isn't so critical.  So, Andreas best move is to allege he would be harmed in some way, and oppose the application with extension.  

On his current path, he is trying to find some previous use.  This does not prevent one from getting a trademark.  Many, many trademarks are secured for things that have long existed.  Andreas probably got this idea as it is similar to patent which does require originality.

I like Andreas.  I'll help him if he contacts me.    


Besides, who would sue Andreas?  He seems like about the nicest guy out there.  Uphold is going to make nothing but ill will from this stupid effort. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_G._Watson


Anthony Watson: Andreas Antonopoulos, a random I’ve never heard before today, is an excellent ambassador for Bitcoin, truly doing something valuable for people broadly, helping people all over the world. It gives me great pleasure to sue his motherfuckin' ass because he used a phrase that belongs to me, and me alone. That said, I duly hope Bruno adds me to his Piece of Shit Bitcoiners Hall of Fame - https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/1414944.0.

sounds like another Bitcoiner of the year competition

i call scam on this one

id put this in the top 10 bs bitcoin threads

discounting of course the thousands of spam

threads of various and sometimes ambiguous topics

yeah though would Ant really be paying anyone a Bitcoin

especially this close to halving, and as far as im aware

he was the first one to use the statement its the internet

of money, nothing else has come close to making such

a gigantic network where anyone would even coin the term

that way, so wats this trade mark dude trying to claim

is his internet of money?

This whole case is starting to get ridiculous and stupid, for me Anthony Watson is a simple trademark troll and nothing more.
I would not worry at all, there is no way Andreas needs to be afraid of this troll.
But from the other side searching where someone said "Internet of Money" for the fist time is very problematic and I don't know if it can be done with absolute precision.
 

How is it possible to trademark a common phrase that even a child could think up like it's not rocket science or anything. People these days are so spoilt. Well at least the lawyers must be making a killing with all the stupid lawsuits flowing around nowadays. I doubt he will pay out 1 btc bounty though.

So gross that these people can blackmail,harass and threaten people over use of words. Special place in hell for these people that leech off the system.