Cease-and-Desist letter to WP Engine
For those just catching up: WP Engine needs a trademark license. Since being taken over by private equity firm Silver Lake in 2018, WP Engine has built a half-a-billion a year business by confusing consumers with their commercial use of the WordPress and WooCommerce trademarks. Automattic has tried for years to get WP Engine to obtain a commercial license for trademark use and contribute to the core software they rely on, but WP Engine has repeatedly declined to partner or contribute.
情報源: Open Source, Trademarks, and WP Engine – Automattic
Cease and Desist Letter Exhibits
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Web hosts and plugins could be impacted if trademark applications for “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress” granted to WordPress
情報源: WordPress Files to Trademark ‘Managed WordPress’ & ‘Hosted WordPress’