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

  • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      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.

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      1 year ago

      Who’s downvoting this dude lol

      What does the other Threads do? If it’s not social media then FB might be fine.

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        1 year ago

        People who read the article?

        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.

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          Why would I read the article when I could instead degrade the quality of public discourse because I’m lazy