Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago - eviltoast
Threads Software Limited says its lawyers have informed Meta that it will seek an injunction from the courts if the Facebook parent keeps using the name Threads...

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  • MNByChoice@midwest.socialEnglish
    967·
    1 year ago

    It is too bad Meta couldn’t afford a lawyer to do a search for trademarks and copyrights. Really shame.

    • Resolute3542@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      483·
      1 year ago

      Did you even read the article??

      It appears that Meta was aware of Threads before launching its platform of the same name. Company lawyers made four offers to purchase the domain ‘threads.app’ from Threads Software Ltd from April 2023, all of which were declined. Meta announced Threads in July 2023, the same time that the British company says it was removed from Facebook.

      They literally made an offer to buy the domain Threads.app 4 times and got rejected.

      • kautau@lemmy.worldEnglish
        45·
        1 year ago

        They already planned for this. They’ll settle out of court. It’s pennies to them and a planned business expense, like a fine