Cheekd: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:02, 22 May 2018

Revision as of 20:04, 22 May 2018

Line 16:

==Patent lawsuit==

The original business card-based model for Cheekd had been claimed as a patented process by Lori Cheek, as [[US Patent 8543465]]. It was described as “Online Dating in Reverse”. In September 2017, a complaint was filed, alleging that the idea was not original to Lori Cheek.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crouch|first1=Dennis|title=Reversing the Patent on Reverse Online Dating|url=https://patentlyo.com/patent/2017/09/reversing-patent-reverse.html|website=Patently-O|accessdate=22 May 2018|date=29 September 2017}}</ref> Cheek responded, stating that the complaint is baseless, and a complete fabrication.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crouch|first1=Dennis|title=Cheek Responds: The Whole Story|url=https://patentlyo.com/patent/2017/10/cheek-responds-whole.html|website=Patently-O|accessdate=22 May 2018|date=4 October 2017}}</ref> <ref>The lawsuit ''Pirri v. Cheek'' iswas currentlydismissed beingin investigateda pre-trial conference in federalNew courtYork's Federal Court on April 5th, 2018.</ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2018/05/15/pr-warfare-when-an-enemy-targets-your-firm-in-the-press/#55b303085fc9

==References==