Bengaluru/IBNS, Feb. 18 -- Anthropic Software Private Ltd., a Karnataka-based IT company, has filed a trademark infringement complaint against AI firm Anthropic amid the global company's expansion into the Indian market, media reports said.

The complaint, filed in a commercial court in Karnataka, claims the local company has been using the name "Anthropic" since 2017 and is the prior user of the title.

The court has issued fresh summons to the US-based AI firm, which opened its first India office in Bengaluru earlier this week as part of its expansion plans.

Highlighting the impact on his company, he added, "I am hit with invisibility, complete invisibility."

As part of its India expansion strategy, Anthropic last month appointed Irin...