18 days ago
- Anthropic filed a lawsuit against Abnormal on July 1st, alleging unfair competition and trademark infringement, which Abnormal found surprising and disappointing.
- Abnormal claims Anthropic never informed them directly about the lawsuit, learning about it from a reporter instead, despite being a large customer.
- Anthropic argues Abnormal's logo is confusingly similar, but Abnormal states Anthropic does not own a registered trademark for AI-adjacent A/ designs in cybersecurity.
- Abnormal denies copying Anthropic's brand, noting their company was founded in 2018, three years before Anthropic, and their logo was designed in April 2021.
- No customer has ever purchased Abnormal's products thinking they were Anthropic, as their businesses differ: Abnormal focuses on cybersecurity, while Anthropic builds general-purpose AI models.
- The lawsuit demands disgorgement of all revenues, earnings, profits, compensation, and benefits, which Abnormal describes as shocking.
- Abnormal emphasizes their mission of trust, integrity, and innovation, rejecting claims of deception and asserting they built their technology independently.
- Abnormal does not rely on Claude or third-party AI for threat detection; they use specialized behavioral AI models for cybersecurity.
- Abnormal has been a major user and advocate of Anthropic, spending significant amounts on their services and promoting AI education.
- Abnormal calls for resolving the issue privately to avoid distraction and maintain focus on their respective missions for the global good.