The Match Group and Bumble are fighting a lawsuit over the alleged defamation and misappropriation of trade secrets claims. Bumble recently filed a motion to dismiss the match lawsuit. Tinder CEO Greg Blatt also sued Match Group for defamation. Match Group is also suing Bumble for stealing trade secrets. But if the company loses, will their users lose too? Read on to find out! Listed below are some of the major issues affecting the Match lawsuit.
Bumble filed a motion to dismiss the match lawsuit
After a recent court ruling, Bumble has filed a response to the Match Group’s patent-infringement lawsuit. The company argues that its platform resembles a human matchmaker. The plaintiff’s complaint focused on the swipe interface and the claims that the app infringed on Tinder’s patents. However, the court rejected this argument, finding that the swipe feature does not infringe on Tinder’s design patents.
While Bumble isn’t trying to have the case dismissed, Match is not giving up. The company is asking for declaratory judgments and wants the suit to be litigated in England and Wales. Match also wants the case transferred to the Western District, where it has an IP lawsuit. If the company loses, it will file a motion to dismiss the case. This motion may be the first step toward a settlement between the two companies.
Tinder filed a defamation suit against Match Group
In a recent court hearing, Tinder filed a defamation lawsuit against Match Group founder Barry Diller and his company. The lawsuit was brought by a former Tinder executive and VP of marketing, Rosette Pambakian. She accused former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt of sexual assault and filed the lawsuit. According to the amended complaint, Blatt was allegedly offered millions of dollars by Rad to drop the charges.
A few months ago, Blatt had told the public on Match’s earnings call that Tinder was a “rocket ship.” But he sounded a different tune when valuing the company. The jury would likely find evidence of lies, deception, bullying, and cheating on Blatt’s part. The lawsuit will continue into the early 2020s. The court’s ruling will likely come after further deliberations.
Tinder CEO Greg Blatt sued for defamation
When former Match Group CEO Greg Blatt sued for defamation of character, the case was a surprise to many. He had been at the company for 14 years, and in 2017 he resigned as the CEO of Tinder and the chairman of Match Group. Blatt had criticized the company’s culture and was allegedly misogynistic. But Blatt claims he changed this culture and improved the company’s image, despite the allegations.
Even though he has not resigned, Blatt has filed a lawsuit for defamation against his former employees, accusing the defendants of conspiring to make false accusations against him. He also alleges that Pambakian and Rad took documents out of context to promote their agenda. In addition, Blatt is seeking $240 million in damages, despite his recent resignation.
Match Group sued Bumble for misappropriation of trade secrets
Earlier this month, the Match Group filed a lawsuit against Bumble for misappropriation of trade secrets. This case arose out of acquisition talks between the two companies. According to a report by TechCrunch, Bumble claimed that Match Group used its trade secrets for competitive reasons. While the lawsuit was reportedly worth $400 million, the company says that it did not serve Match with a copy of the suit.
The lawsuit alleges that Bumble has copied the Tinder design. Bumble and Tinder were founded by former executives of the Tinder company, and Bumble’s CEO, Whitney Wolfe Herd, has also been involved in previous litigation, involving discrimination and harassment. While Bumble declined to comment on the lawsuit, Match Group did provide a statement to TechCrunch. Bumble is still pending a response to Match’s suit.
Match sued IAC for infringing on its intellectual property
While it may be surprising to see the CEO of a publicly-traded company like Match sue IAC for infringing on its patents, investors may not be as enraged as some. The company is already involved in several high-profile legal battles, including a case involving Tinder. Tinder’s founders are hot under the collar over the alleged infringements on their intellectual property.
The suit was filed by the co-founders of Tinder, and it alleges that IAC valued the startup much lower than its other founders did. Match also argues that Blatt groped the Tinder vice president of marketing, which is alleged to have been the reason Tinder was sold to IAC. The New York state appeals court rejected IAC’s request to dismiss the case, and IAC counter-sued Rad for $400 million. Match Group had also targeted Hinge in 2017, which focuses on long-term connections. Match bought a 51% stake in Hinge in June 2018.