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A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days (www.businessinsider.in)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days::Threads Software Limited and its lawyers wrote to Meta to tell it to stop using the Threads name in the UK.It's owned the British trademark for Threads since

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not happening. This came up in another thread, too. They aren't competing in the same industry, so they don't really have a basis to claim anything.

Sometimes people get confused and just see "software" in the description of things and just declare it "tech". Therefore, same industry. But yeah, not related.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

It seems to me that there might be room for confusion and maybe they are closely enough related to cause a problem.

The British company trademarked Threads in 2012 for its intelligent messaging hub, which can store a company's emails, tweets, and voice over internet protocol phone calls in a cloud database.

"You can store your threads from Threads in Threads... Ummm... I mean, Threads Software Limited provides software that will let you store your threads from Threads..."

That said, I don't know if Threads Software Limited is actively used or abandoned IP. If their IP is in active use, not abandoned, they could have a case. It's likely a cash grab, though. They probably hope Facebook will just settle with them for a few million.