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...

Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago::undefined

  • the_ocs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    26·
    11 months ago

    Someone was able to trademark the word “Apple”, so that’s not so surprising

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      11 months ago

      Twice.

      And when Apple violated the agreement they made with Apple Music not to enter each other’s industries (Apple Records couldn’t sell tech and Apple Computers couldn’t sell music), they successfully argued in court that iTunes wasn’t selling music, but digital downloads…

        • Gray@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I always thought it was funny while studying for my Cisco certification that their operating system was also called IOS. I had no idea there was actual drama behind it!

    • Treczoks@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Which, for me, also falls under “why the heck was this legal at any time?”