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AI startup Perplexity sued for alleged trademark infringement

Perplexity, a startup building AI-powered search tools, has been sued in federal court for allegedly violating another company's trademark.

Perplexity, the venture-backed startup building AI-powered search products, has been sued in federal court for allegedly violating another company’s trademark. Perplexity Solved Solutions, a Plano, Texas-based firm founded in 2017, applied to register with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in October 2021, according to the complaint. The Texas company alleges that AI startup Perplexity began infringing on its trademark “in or around” August 2022 to promote its AI-powered search engine.

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