Meta sued by investment decision business Metacapital for trademark infringement

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  • Metacapital stated Meta’s money products and services will result in confusion
  • $60 million lawsuit follows other folks submitted considering that Fb adopted new Meta name, logo

(Reuters) – Investment decision business Metacapital Administration LP sued Meta Platforms Inc in Manhattan federal court docket on Wednesday, alleging the Facebook guardian company’s use of the Meta name to deliver fiscal providers would induce shopper confusion and violate its trademarks.

Metacapital questioned the court docket for damages of at the very least $60 million, the exact amount Meta Platforms compensated previous calendar year to obtain the trademark property of Meta Financial Team, a regional bank.

“Given that Fb was knowledgeable of Meta Economic Group and its purported legal rights (which post-day Metacapital’s precedence by at minimum two decades), it is not credible that Fb was also not aware of Metacapital,” the lawsuit explained.

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Metacapital’s direct legal professional Anthony Dreyer of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom stated Wednesday that Meta Platforms “has brought on and will continue on to trigger irreparable hurt to Metacapital.”

Meta Platforms did not right away react to a ask for for remark.

New York-dependent Metacapital stated in the lawsuit that it has been working with its title given that it was founded in 2001, and obtained linked federal emblems starting up in 2002. The firm explained its shoppers have involved key economic institutions like CitiBank, Barclays and J.P. Morgan.

Meta Platforms rebranded from Facebook in Oct 2021 to reflect its emphasis on the metaverse, a shared virtual realm. It used to register Meta-connected trademarks in January similar to a variety of financial products and services, like “expenditure management companies.”

Meta Platforms also declared earlier this calendar year that it would change the name of its money-solutions unit from Novi to Meta Economical Systems, which Metacapital mentioned was probable to even further confuse its probable shoppers.

The lawsuit explained Metacapital despatched Meta Platforms a cease-and-desist letter in May, and that the companies have been not able to take care of the dispute outdoors of courtroom.

Digital-actuality organization MetaX LLC independently sued Meta Platforms over its title in July. Blockchain developer Dfinity sued in Could, alleging Meta Platforms’ new infinity-symbol logo would cause confusion with its have.

The circumstance is Metacapital Administration LP v. Meta Platforms Inc, U.S. District Court docket for the Southern District of New York, No. 1:22-cv-07615.

For Metacapital: Anthony Dreyer of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

For Meta Platforms: not available

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