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...
Huh. This isn’t some dirtbag domain squatter, either. This is a ten year old company with a serious, legitimate claim. Plus, their services are easily similar enough to create marketplace confusion, which is a major factor in trademark cases.
This doesn’t help, either:
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.
In the case of Meta, they acquired a small company with that name many years before. Makes me wonder if they also bought something called Threads before.
Like others have said, the Zuck probably thinks he can lawyer his way through it. He could try to bleed the company dry over a long set of proceedings, hoping they decide to settle, somehow.
Huh. This isn’t some dirtbag domain squatter, either. This is a ten year old company with a serious, legitimate claim. Plus, their services are easily similar enough to create marketplace confusion, which is a major factor in trademark cases.
This doesn’t help, either:
Zuck fucked up.
He didn’t “fuck up” so much as think he was big enough to bully the legal issue away.
They did it with the word “meta” here’s hoping they don’t get away with it a second time.
In the case of Meta, they acquired a small company with that name many years before. Makes me wonder if they also bought something called Threads before.
Like others have said, the Zuck probably thinks he can lawyer his way through it. He could try to bleed the company dry over a long set of proceedings, hoping they decide to settle, somehow.