Zoom may take legal action against JioMeet for copying UI

Zoom's India head has said that this is not the first time that Zoom has faced competition and that Zoom was in talks with MeitY.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Zoom’s India Head said he was shocked at the similarity between Zoom and JioMeet.

• He reiterated that Zoom was an American app and people tend to question its place of origin.

• JioMeet has seen around 1 million downloads in the first week of its launch.

Zoom may take legal action against Reliance Jio's video conferencing service JioMeet which was launched last week. Sameer Raje, India Head Zoom Communications, said that he was shocked at the resemblance between the two apps and that there were a lot of discussions going on internally, a report by ET stated.

Although Raje did not comment on a lawsuit against JioMeet, he said that he would leave it on the legal team to take the matter further. "We knew it was coming. It's fine, it is not the first time Zoom has faced competition. Our strength has been our products and technology, and our focus is on customers. What our competitors do is their strategy," Raje told ET.

He further highlighted the similarities between Zoom and the JioMeet app. He said, "What our competitors do is their strategy...In my all-hands meet, I told my team, it doesn't matter how an individual or a corporate reacts to what the competition is doing."

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Zoom Mulling Legal Action Against JioMeet For ‘Copy-Pasting’ UI

Reliance’s JioMeet was launched as an Indian alternative to US-based video conferencing apps

Several Twitter users have highlighted the stark resemblance

JioMeet has recorded more than 1 Mn downloads within a week of its launch

Zoom is considering to take the legal route against its newly-launched competitor Reliance JioMeet over the striking resemblance between the two apps in terms of UI and app design, Zoom India head Sameer Raje has confirmed.

“We knew it was coming. It’s fine, it is not the first time Zoom has faced competition. Our strength has been our products and technology, and our focus is on customers. What our competitors do is their strategy,” Raje was quoted as saying by Economic Times.

Zoom India head Sameer Raje says he was “shocked” that JioMeet had entirely copied Zoom’s interface, and has been holding discussions internally. However, he chose not to comment on it further, saying that the legal team will look into it.

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