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Perplexity AI, a startup focused on AI-powered search products, is embroiled in multiple legal battles over alleged trademark and copyright infringements. The company, based in San Francisco, is facing a lawsuit from Perplexity Solved Solutions, a Texas-based firm, for allegedly violating trademark rights. The lawsuit claims that Perplexity AI’s use of the ‘Perplexity’ brand, including its domain perplexity.ai, infringes on the trademark registered by Perplexity Solved Solutions. The Texas firm argues that the startup’s branding confuses consumers and infringes on its established trademark, including similarities between their respective software platforms like ‘Perplexity Meet’ and ‘Perplexity Spaces’. Additionally, Perplexity AI is battling another lawsuit filed by News Corp’s subsidiaries, Dow Jones & Company and NYP Holdings. This suit alleges massive copyright infringement, accusing Perplexity AI of scraping content from major publications like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post without authorization. These legal challenges could impact Perplexity AI’s operations as it navigates claims of unfair competition and trademark violations under the Lanham Act.