Muzz Loses Enchantment Against Match Team

Muslim relationship app Muzz has misplaced its court docket attractiveness towards the Match Team. The United kingdom Court of Attractiveness has upheld the June 2022 ruling which observed that the name ‘Muzmatch’ unfairly benefitted from the track record of Match. 

A spokesperson for the Match Team explained to the BBC “We’ve usually identified that Muzmatch has unfairly benefitted from our popularity and investment in our models, and was unrightfully riding Match Group’s coat-tails for its individual gain”.

“We will hold guarding the operate and creativity of our employees as we continue on to spark meaningful connections for all singles, of all backgrounds, all all-around the world”, they ongoing.

In response, Muzz issued a statement contacting the result “deeply worrying for other start off-ups in the courting sector”.

Shahzad Younas, Founder and CEO of Muzz, explained to the BBC that authorized action was a method applied by the Match Group to “maintain their globally dominant position”.

“How about really innovating and setting up improved solutions, instead than making use of these kinds of lazy and predatory techniques versus your rivals?” Younas said. 

Younas shared that the legal expenses and damages incurred by the lawful proceedings amounted to pretty much $2 million. He described that though this was a comparatively little payment for the Match Group, it was a considerable amount of money for a startup like Muzz.

“It is obvious to us that Match Group will do all they can to destroy us with a watch to them preserving their around monopoly on the international relationship market”, Younas explained.

But this Court docket of Charm ruling is not the previous legal action amongst the Match Group and Muzz. A patent infringement situation started off by Match Group was submitted in opposition to Muzz in Texas just lately.

Shahzad Younas reported that in this new circumstance “the patent alone is somewhat abstract and generic in mother nature and describes the process of matching two individuals in a fashion that is utilised in practically each individual one courting app out there. We believe that we are the very first take a look at case/’victim’ to now put up with their litigation”. 

Browse the entire Courtroom of Enchantment final decision listed here.