Signal Sues ADT Over "Signal Chat"
ADT, America's most well-known home security company, is being sued by the Signal Foundation, the makers of the increasingly widely-used chat application, over ADT's "Signal Chat."
****** **** ****, ** ***** *** complaint *** ********** ******* *** ******* Signal's ****.
Complaint ********
********* **********, ********** *** ****** ********** ********** (STF), ** ***** *** ** **********'* Northern ******** ******* ***** *** ********* infringement, ********, ****** ***********, *** ********** of ******** *** ************ *****.
** *** *********, ***** ** ********* 23, ****, ****** ******* **** ** has **** ***** *** ****** **** since ** ***** *** **** *** possesses ****** *** ********* ****** ** the ****:
***** ****** *** ********* ******(*****) ********* ***** *** ** *** "last ****** *****" ** *** ****** trademark *** ******** ********, **********, *** communications *****.
Signal ********
**********-***** *** ** *** ****** ******* behind ********* ********* ***********. *** *********, ***** ****** ***** applications **** ** ******** *********, ********, WeChat, *****, *** ******** ** ****** competitors, ************** ****** ******* *** ***** on ********** *** *******.
****** **** ************* ** ********** ** Q1 **** ***** ******** ******** *** terms *** ********** ** ****** **** sharing **** ****** ******** ******** *** Instagram.
********* ** *** ****** ******* *,***% ******* ******* **-**, ****, *********** ***** ********'* ****** ** terms.******* ********** ******** **** *** ****** *** surpassed ** ******* ********* ** ******* 2021.
ADT ********* '****** ****'
***'* ********** ********** **** *** **** ** ********* 29, ****, *** ****** ***** ******'* ***** use ** ******** ** **** **, 2014.
** *** ****** ** ****, *** launched *** '****** ****' *******. *** service ****** ***** ** ******* ***** alerts ******* ****** **** ** ***** phone:
Signal ******** *** *** *******
********* ** *** *********, ****** ********* ADT ** ***** *, **** ** request *** ******* **-***** *** ****** Chat. *** **** ******* *** **** of *** ******* ** "*** ****** Chat" *** *** *** ********* *******, the ****** ******.
** ********* *, ****, *** ********* says, ****** ********* *** ***** *** requested *** ******* ***** ***** *** name, *** *** *** ******* * response.
*** ****** ******* ** ********* ***** is **** ***** *** ** ********* enough ******* *** ********* ****** *** the ***** ******** **** * ********** person ***** *** ** ********.
***********, ******* ***'* ******* *** ******** requests ** ***,*** ********* ** ******* *** *** 'Signal ****' ** *********.
*** **** **** ** **** **** is ***'* ******** ** * ********** between *** *** *******. **** **** update **** ***** **** *** *** developments.
****/****
***** **** ** ******* “*** ****” but * ***’* **** *** ***** overwhelming ******** ***** ***********. *** ***** like * *********** ** *************.
*** ***** ********? *** ***? * cant **** ** ****** ******** ** recent ******* **** *** ****** **** for ***.
* ******* ****** ** ***** ** sue.
***** ******* **** *****, * ***** have ******** **** *** ** ***** "Signal" ** *********** ***** *********** (******* being ******* *** *********) ** *** subscribers. **** ** ********** *** *** case *** ** *********.
**** **** * ***** ** *** intentional ** *** **** ** ***, more ****** * ****** *******. * am ********* **** ****'* ***** ** use *** **** **** ****** *** made ** ***. *** ** ******* that *** ***; ****.
********** ***** ******* *** * ****.
*** *** ***** ****** **, "******" isn't ** ********* **** ** *** branding *** **** *******.
** ** ** **** ****** ** ADT **** ***** ** *** ****** Chat, **?