Pop quiz time! Who owns Tinder, OkCupid, Match.com, and Plenty of Fish? If you said Match Group, Inc., you’re correct and you should treat yourself to a cookie.
After failing to buy Tinder/OkCupid/Match/PoF competitor Bumble last year for a reported $450 million, the parent company behind all of the aforementioned popular dating services is now suing the dating app for infringing on two of its patents.
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According to the lawsuit, Match Group is claiming Bumble, which was created by ex-Tinder executives, rips off Tinder almost in its entirety, with the exception of its “women-talk-first marketing strategy.” Read more…
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