Patent infringement suits are usually boring, but the ongoing Tinder vs. Bumble beef is full of soapy, corporate intrigue. Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, launched a patent infringement suit against rival Bumble on Monday. The suit alleges Bumble has stolen numerous design ideas since Tinder’s creation in 2014. Bumble says the suit is part of a pattern of behavior meant to harass and intimidate the start-up into accepting buyout offers from Match, which also owns online romance services, OkCupid and Match.com.
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