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

  • Treczoks@lemm.eeEnglish
    33·
    2 years ago

    I don’t know which concerns me more: That Meta gets their asses kicked, or why the f-ck someone was able to trademark the word “Threads”.

    • the_ocs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      2 years ago

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

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        2 years 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…

      • Treczoks@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

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