Thredit owns all of the Intellectual Property Rights associated with Thred and the Thred App.
Whilst Thredit has not yet obtained patent protection for Thred, Thredit’s board and management are working towards lodging a Hong Kong patent application in advance of the global launch of Thred, which is currently scheduled to occur in 2016.
In addition, Thredit has applied for registration of the following trade marks with Hong Kong trade mark application number 303569455"
I was concerned that somebody like Microsoft may punch us in the stomach and steal our lunch money. I have no such concerns now.