On Aug. 9, HQ Network Systems LLC applied for a trademark for HQ as a service mark, "without claim to any particular font style, size, or color," according to the application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IWG filed a lawsuit in Dallas on 19 September , accusing HQ by WeWork of infringing on a trademark registered to HQ Network Systems , which was acquired by HQ Global Workplaces in 2004 . IWG argues that UrWork by WeWork could be confused with IWG 's WeWork. brand. Meanwhile, the subsidiaries that filed the lawsuit, have accused WeWork of unlawfully interfering with its business by offering 100% commission to brokers that signed its competitor's clients and contacting its tenants directly, offering 50% discounts for moving to WeWork WeWork , which sued Dallas -based UrWork for a similar thing last year , filed a counterclaim on 9 October , denying the claims.
IWG filed a lawsuit in Dallas on 19 September , accusing HQ by WeWork of infringing on a trademark registered to HQ Network Systems , which was acquired by HQ Global Workplaces in 2004 . IWG argues that UrWork by WeWork could be confused with IWG 's WeWork. brand. Meanwhile, the subsidiaries that filed the lawsuit, have accused WeWork of unlawfully interfering with its business by offering 100% commission to brokers that signed its competitor's clients and contacting its tenants directly, offering 50% discounts for moving to WeWork WeWork , which sued Dallas -based UrWork for a similar thing last year , filed a counterclaim on 9 October , denying the claims.