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176 points markx2 | 1 comments | 14 Oct 24 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.515s | source
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alexander2002 ◴[14 Oct 24 19:19 UTC] No.41840900[source]▶
What is the endgoal for WpEngine.I am not following the drama closely.

1.Are they legally in the clear?(Note:Legally)

2.Can they rebrand to something other than Wp?

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hadad ◴[14 Oct 24 23:29 UTC] No.41843311[source]▶
the 'wp' word never been legally trademarked. The usage is okay until Sep 24th [1], but becoming problematic since the king mad [2]

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240924024555/https://wordpress...

2. https://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/

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1. FireBeyond ◴[15 Oct 24 16:39 UTC] No.41850390[source]▶
Except you can't acknowledge that "WP" isn't a trademark, and then say "you can't use it".