Gimlet’s Win in ‘Reply All’ Podcast’s Trademark Fight Affirmed

Spotify subsidiary Gimlet Media LLC’s win against claims that its “Reply All” podcast infringes software company Reply All Corp.'s trademarks was upheld by the Second Circuit on Friday.

Reply All Corp. makes software that allows users to “create and share publicly available conversations.” It told a federal court in Brooklyn that Gimlet’s popular podcast was likely to cause consumer confusion.

The district court ruled for Gimlet, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit agreed. It found all of the factors in the likelihood-of-confusion analysis favored the podcast network.

RAC’s mark wasn’t strong because it “suggests what Reply ...