The Hindu reported on 22 October that Anthropic PBC acknowledged in a written statement filed in the Belagavi Commercial Court that it has a wholly owned Indian subsidiary. The statement forms part of a dispute brought by Belagavi-based Anthropic Softwares Private Limited, which claims it registered the Anthropic name and brand before the US company and challenges its use of the name.
Mohammad Ayyaz Mulla, managing director of Anthropic Softwares, said the statement identifies Irina Ghose as managing director of the subsidiary. According to Mulla, Anthropic India Private Limited had spent more than 10 months resisting being joined to the case, arguing that it was a separate legal entity and disputing the claim against it. He said Ghose had also denied in an objection supported by a sworn affidavit that the Indian company directly or indirectly promoted Anthropic PBC’s business.
Mulla alleged that emails intended for Anthropic PBC had repeatedly reached his company despite notifications, causing business disruption and brand confusion and creating a possible risk to sensitive communications.
