Google’s informal corporate motto is “Don’t be evil” but the search engine provider isn’t viewed as particularly nice by a growing list of companies that claim Google is misusing their trademarks and, ...

The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to ...

Google will only consider trademark complaints against specific advertisers and ads starting July 24. That’s the date when Google Ads will roll out global changes to its Trademark Policy. Google is ...

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On Friday, WordPress.com maker Automattic filed its counterclaims in the lawsuit initiated by hosting company WP Engine in October 2024, which had accused Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, of ...

Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

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Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark and fees ...

Google Ads will process trademark complaints against specific ads or advertisers, not entire industries, starting July 24, 2023. Advertisers can still bid on trademarked keywords, but using competitor ...