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Title: Automattic Inc. Claims It Owns the Word 'Automatic'

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/06/1735...

An anonymous reader shares a report: Automattic, the company that owns
WordPress.com, is asking Automatic.CSS -- a company that provides a CSS
framework for WordPress page builders -- to change its name amid public spats
between Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg and Automatic.CSS creator Kevin
Geary. Automattic has two T's as a nod to Matt. "As you know, our client owns
and operates a wide range of software brands and services, including the very
popular web building and hosting platform WordPress.com," Jim Davis, an
intellectual property attorney representing Automattic, wrote in a letter
dated Oct. 30. "Automattic is also well-known for its longtime and extensive
contributions to the WordPress system. Our client owns many trademark
registrations for its Automattic mark covering those types of services and
software," Davis continued. "As we hope you can appreciate, our client is
concerned about your use of a nearly identical name and trademark to provide
closely related WordPress services. Automattic and Automatic differ by only
one letter, are phonetically identical, and are marketed to many of the same
people. This all enhances the potential for consumer confusion and dilution
of our client's Automattic mark."

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