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A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days (www.businessinsider.in)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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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

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I hope this does something but I know it won't lol.

Maybe they can take a page out of elons playbook and rename threads to something like "Z"?

[–] worldwidewave 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They should go with XX

[–] Tygr 18 points 1 year ago

Definitely XXX, triple the fun of Xitter.

[–] BrisaLuna 2 points 1 year ago

Might get mistaken for cross stitch or something …

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

I think Twitter might be available now.

[–] AA5B 2 points 1 year ago

If it’s really just the UK, Zuch will keep shoveling money at them until they give in. Worse case scenario: rebrand for UK only:? Boycott UK to apply political pressure?