[gamblor956]

If WordPress won on the trademark infringement issue, it would be a fundamental rewriting of trademark law as it exists in the U.S. today.

Companies even competitors are allowed to use trademarks when they are making factual statements, like "we provide Wordpress hosting" as long as they make it clear that they are not the trademark holder (i.e., confusing customers). Even before they revamped their website, WP Engine was very clear about being a third party provider for hosting WordPress blogs. They weren't claiming to be the original WordPress, or the original WordPress hosting provider, or anything similar.

[klelatti]

In that case I have no idea why Automattic would attempt to try to get WPE to license the trademark.

[gamblor956]

Based on Matt's voluminous posts yesterday, the concept of the law isn't really relevant to how he run's WordPress.org or Autommatic.

He admitted to violating labor laws and non-profit tax laws, and perpetuated several ongoing torts. He had a very productive day; it explains why he had to hire one of the most sadistic corporate lawyers in America.

[everfrustrated]

Perhaps if they were called WPHosting, but WPEngine sounds very like core wordpress.

[AndyNemmity]

I have no opinion on this one way or the other, but when I saw WPEngine, I thought it was core wordpress.