WordPress cofounder asks court to dismiss WP Engine’s lawsuit

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg and his company Automattic have asked a court to dismiss WP Engine’s lawsuit accusing them of libel and extortion. In a filing on Wednesday, Mullenweg argues that WP Engine is conjuring claims “out of legal thin air,” while alleging it continues to use the WordPress trademark “in unauthorized ways.”
Earlier this month, the third-party WordPress hosting service WP Engine filed a lawsuit against Autom