WordPress.com-owner Automattic Inc. and its top executive hit back against a third-party software developer’s lawsuit accusing the software and blogging company of misusing trademark law to extort tens of millions of dollars from a competitor.
WPEngine Inc.'s claims of extortion, libel, and contractual interference are devoid of any facts establishing that CEO Matthew Mullenweg has an obligation to provide the developer with software and tools to enhance functionality on his website WordPress.org, according to a motion to dismiss filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
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