HP Blocked From Using ‘Wex’ Name For New Worker Experience Tool

HP Inc. cannot use the name “Wex” for its business software solutions product after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a trademark lawsuit filed by Wex Inc.

The continued use of HP’s worker experience platform name “Wex” would harm Wex Inc. more than a rebranding of the software would hurt HP, especially since the software is scheduled to launch before the case moves to trial, Judge John A. Woodcock wrote in the opinion filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Maine. Without an injunction, there is a risk of “saturating the market with potential ...