Trademark Engine on 2025 USPTO Fee Hike: Rising Federal Costs Are Blocking Small Business Brands

USPTO raised trademark fees to $350 per class in 2025. Trademark Engine helps small businesses file affordably with ...
TechCrunch

Automattic sends WP Engine its own cease-and-desist over WordPress trademark infringement

The brouhaha in the WordPress community looks likely to escalate into a legal battle around trademarks. Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to ...
TechCrunch

Internal blog post reveals Automattic’s plan to enforce the WordPress trademark using ‘nice and not nice lawyers’

Matt Mullenweg, the WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO, has been embroiled in a very public and legal fight with WP Engine these last few weeks over the use of WordPress as a trademark and fees ...
Engadget

WordPress co-founder files countersuit against WP Engine over trademark violations

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's been another turn in Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg's ongoing legal battle with WordPress provider WP Engine. In a ...