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Zoom sued for trademark infringement
By Ferraiuoli LLC
In the Northern District of California, plaintiff Zapier, Inc. filed a complaint against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. for trademark infringement and unfair competition, alleging that Zoom is using the name Zapp for its third-party app integration within Zoom, infringing Zapier’s Zap third-party app integration business, which Zoom has previously partnered with to use within Zoom.Zapier claimed that “as long ago as 2015, Zoom partnered with Zapier so that Zapier would provide Zaps that allowed Zoom’s and Zapier’s users to integrate the Zoom app with other third-party apps.” Zapier proffered that Zoom users utilize Zapier to integrate Zoom with other apps. Zapier asserted that “Zoom is completely aware of Zapier’s use of Zap and Zaps and the overlap with ‘Zapp.’” Furthermore, the plaintiff claimed that Zoom’s website “currently contains instructions on how to create a Zap and integrate third party apps with Zoom through Zaps.”
The claims for relief for the aforementioned allegations include federal unfair competition and dilution, common law trademark infringement, and unfair business practices.
Zapier has sought a temporary restraining order and an order to preliminarily and permanently enjoin Zoom from further infringement; an award for damages; restitution; an award for costs and fees; and other relief.
Ferraiuoli LLC
Ferraiuoli LLC (FLLC) was founded in 2003 by the late Blas Ferraiuoli-Martínez, Eugenio Torres-Oyola and María Marchand-Sánchez. This group was then joined in 2004 by Fernando J. Rovira-Rullán, thus forming the founding core of FLLC. FLLC has grown exponentially since its founding from a law firm with three attorneys and a support staff of three to its current size of 54 attorneys with a support staff of 38. Also, FLLC has grown from initially being known as an intellectual property and corporate law boutique law firm to a multiservice law firm that handles most matters relevant to a business while continuing to earn praise for its leading intellectual property and corporate practices.
FLLC has been ranked as a leading law firm in Puerto Rico by the professional publication Chambers Latin America in intellectual property, corporate, bankruptcy, labor & employment, real estate, and tax law. Moreover, 17 FLLC partners have been ranked as leaders in their field by the same publication. 4 FLLC partners are ranked as leaders in Intellectual Property, no other firm has more than 2. This recognition in such a short period of time is a tribute to FLLC’s business model.
FLLC prides itself in doing its work faster and more cost-efficiently yet with the same quality as that of its main competitors. The founding name partners are available at all times to attend to client matters. Their work ethic sets the tone for the rest of the firm. FLLC’s founders’ goal has been steady from the outset: become one of the premier multiservice law firms in Puerto Rico.
