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Shiply.com, the UK's leading online transport marketplace' and uShip, the world's first and largest transport marketplace Announce Settlement of Their Legal Dispute

LONDON, February 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/
uShip and Shiply jointly announced a settlement regarding uShip's claims of trademark and copyright infringement brought in the High Court in London. As part of the settlement, Shiply has agreed to redesign its web site, and pay an amount in compensation to uShip.

  • Robert Matthams CEO of Shiply said:
We have already redesigned our website, and have agreed to implement further changes to our logo and other element at issue. We hope that it will remove any chance of association between uShip and Shiply for customers, transporters and the community

  • Matt Chasen CEO and founder of Uship said:
“uShip.com has been copied by dozens of competitors since we launched our innovative transport marketplace in 2004,As this litigation shows, we will vigorously defend our intellectual property rights in Europe, the U.S., and other parts of the world.

  • Régis Barbenchon Ceo and founder of Transportmarketplace appreciates:
Thanks to Robert and Matt to promote our innovative transportmarketplace, we launched in 2003.
So, be sure i will vigorously defend our intellectual property rights worldwide.
Copying is easy. To innovate is very hard. Really.


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