Just a day after WordPress hosting service WP Engine sent a cease-and-desist notice to Automattic asking its CEO to stop publicly trashing WP Engine, now Automattic has sent its own cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, saying the latter has infringed several trademarks like WordPress and WooCommerce.

Cease and desist letter claims Matt Mullenweg demanded tens of millions for trademark license WordPress hosting service WP Engine on Monday sent a cease and desist letter to rival Automattic, to force CEO Matthew Mullenweg to stop making allegedly false and misleading claims following a purported trademark license demand.

Matt Mullenweg announces WordPress is being sued by web host over disagreement over claims of trademark violations

Mullenweg, who co-created WordPress, last week criticized WP Engine for raking in profits without giving much back to the open source project. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Automattic reportedly asked WP Engine for tens of millions to cover licensing, leading to Mullenweg’s “cancer” comment.

WP Engine C&D cites Mullenweg's "coercive threats" of "scorched earth nuclear approach" if tens of millions of dollars not paid