[jessaustin]

I don't understand how the word "thesis" can be both "generic", as Automattic repeatedly claim, and "merely descriptive", as they claim in their trademark attack. There is probably some intersection between these two concepts, but it's very small. Perhaps "Salty" as a potential trademark for potato chips would be an example?

[kijin]

It sounds like Mullenweg just filed that complaint in order to threaten Pearson to drop the domain dispute. Filing frivolous suits and countersuits is a pretty popular, albeit dirty, tactic among some people.

If Apple can trademark the name of one of the world's most common fruits, I'm sure Pearson has a right to trademark "thesis".