Belagavi, March 10 -- In a significant development in a brand-name dispute, Anthropic India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of US-based AI firm Anthropic PBC, appeared before the Belagavi District and Commercial Court on Monday following a summons issued in a case filed by the Belagavi-based IT startup Anthropic Softwares Private Limited.

The dispute centres on the use of the "Anthropic" brand name. The Belagavi startup has accused the US company and its Indian subsidiary of infringing on its brand identity and has sought legal protection.

Earlier in January, the court had issued a summons to Anthropic PBC asking it to appear on February 16. Subsequently, the court also summoned its Indian subsidiary to appear on March 9.

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