There’s been another turn in Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg’s ongoing legal battle with WordPress provider WP Engine. In a counterclaim rel=”nofollow noopener” class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=badd1f8d-a034-491e-80fa-8c83e72a9a99&featureId=text-link&linkText=Automattic+filed&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2F1dG9tYXR0aWMuY29tLzIwMjUvMTAvMjQvY291bnRlcmNsYWltcy8iLCJjb250ZW50VXVpZCI6ImJhZGQxZjhkLWEwMzQtNDkxZS04MGZhLThjODNlNzJhOWE5OSIsIm9yaWdpbmFsVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hdXRvbWF0dGljLmNvbS8yMDI1LzEwLzI0L2NvdW50ZXJjbGFpbXMvIn0&signature=AQAAAb-iQrWFasEX1GB9o4I5YzJo8Vj1pFMLUvMLTKuCZXwE&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fautomattic.com%2F2025%2F10%2F24%2Fcounterclaims%2F&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;slk:Automattic filed;cpos:1;pos:1″ target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Automattic filed;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:;elmt:;slk:Automattic filed;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Automattic filed as part of class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/wordpress-founder-sued-for-alleged-libel-and-attempted-extortion-152957987.html” data-i13n=”slk:WP Engine’s lawsuit;cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:WP Engine’s lawsuit;slk:WP Engine’s lawsuit;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>WP Engine’s lawsuit against the company, it claims investment from private equity firm Silver Lake led WP Engine to violate its trademarks and fail to contribute to the open-source WordPress project.
Automattic believes that following a $250 million investment from Silver Lake, which gave the firm a controlling interest…
