Texas-based PSS sued Perplexity AI for trademark infringement

Texas-based Perplexity Solved Solutions (PSS) has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI in the Northern District of California court, alleging trademark infringement. PSS claims that the use of the name «Perplexity» is misleading to consumers and infringes their registered trademark, executed in 2022.

The lawsuit claims that the use of the name «Perplexity» is misleading to consumers and infringes their registered trademark.

The lawsuit was filed Jan. 30, and PSS rejected Perplexity AI’s offer to purchase the trademark in 2023. After sending a cease-and-desist letter in October 2024, PSS decided to take legal action.

After sending a cease-and-desist letter in October 2024, PSS decided to take legal action.

Perplexity AI, founded in 2022, operates an artificial intelligence-based search engine and is valued at billions of dollars. There was no official comment from the two companies.