Dfinity Foundation files lawsuit against Meta over infinity logo By Cointelegraph

May 3, 2022


Dfinity Basis information lawsuit towards Meta over infinity brand

Legal professionals for Dfinity Basis, a Switzerland-based nonprofit behind the Web Pc blockchain, have filed a lawsuit towards Fb’s mum or dad firm Meta for trademark infringement over its infinity brand.

In a Friday court docket submitting with the US District Court docket for the Northern District of California, Dfinity’s authorized staff claimed Meta Platforms was registering use of its brand, which additionally makes use of the mathematical image for the idea of infinity, “in a number of the identical or comparable areas wherein Dfinity has already obtained registration for its mark.” In line with the blockchain agency, Meta filed an utility with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Workplace, or USPTO, in March 2022, whereas the identical workplace granted Dfinity registration in October 2018. Dfinity’s authorized staff additionally mentioned the corporate had been utilizing the infinity image on its web site since March 2017.