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Figma 向 Lovable 發出停止及終止函,要求停止使用「開發模式」術語

Figma 向 Lovable 發出停止及終止函,要求停止使用「開發模式」術語

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May 2nd, 2025

Figma 向 Lovable 發出停止及終止函,要求停止使用「開發模式」術語

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🇺🇸 English

A potential tech industry imbroglio appears to be brewing between competitors, with Figma confirming to TechCrunch the dispatch of a cease-and-desist epistle to the burgeoning no-code AI startup, Lovable.

The missive directs Lovable to cease and desist from employing the appellation "Dev Mode" for an upcoming product feature, an injunction predicated upon Figma's successful trademark registration of the term last year, as corroborated by the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

What is remarkable is the pervasive nature of "dev mode," a colloquialism prevalent across a multitude of software products targeting programmers, conceptually akin to an editing interface. Illustratively, prominent software offerings from behemoths such as Apple's iOS, Google's Chrome, and Microsoft's Xbox incorporate functionalities formally designated as "developer mode," subsequently vernacularized as "dev mode" within technical documentation and discourse.

The appellation "dev mode" is notably prevalent, indeed, predating Figma's proprietary assertion, as evidenced by Atlassian's deployment in earlier software iterations and its ubiquitous adoption as a feature designator across myriad open-source software endeavours.

Figma asserts to TechCrunch that its trademark exclusively denotes the concise appellation "Dev Mode," rather than the complete locution "developer mode"; nevertheless, this stratagem bears a semblance to securing proprietary rights over the term "bug" specifically in the context of "debugging."

Confronted with the imperative to establish proprietary dominion over the appellation, Figma is rendered virtually devoid of recourse save for the issuance of formal cease-and-desist directives (correspondence notable, as extensively observed on X, for its marked civility). A failure to actively champion this terminology risks its assimilation into the linguistic lexicon as a generic descriptor, consequently vitiating the legal enforceability of its trademark.

A segment of the online community contends that the appellation has become genericised, posits that its initial trademark registration was illegitimate, and advocates for Lovable to mount a legal challenge.

Anton Osika, co-founder and CEO of Lovable, has informed TechCrunch that his company currently harbours no inclination to accede to Figma's demand and alter the nomenclature of the feature.

Whether Figma chooses to pursue the matter remains to be seen, especially considering its other immediate priorities; indeed, the company disclosed on Tuesday that it had confidentially submitted documentation for an initial public offering. Nevertheless, should Figma opt for litigation, engaging in a transnational legal dispute could prove financially onerous for Lovable, the nascent Swedish venture which successfully secured a $15 million seed funding round in February.

Of further interest is Lovable's burgeoning prominence within the ambit of "vibe coding," an innovative paradigm wherein user intent, articulated via textual prompts, is algorithmically transmuted into functional code, a process fully realised by the product itself. The recent introduction of its "dev mode" feature, several weeks prior, empowers users with the capacity to directly manipulate this generated codebase.

Lovable posits itself as a formidable rival to Figma, boldly proclaiming on its homepage that designers can eschew "tedious prototyping work in tools like Figma" by utilising their platform, a proposition that a plethora of burgeoning startups are evidently embracing.

This transcends mere trademark litigation, representing, in essence, a formidable competitor limbering up for a confrontation with a bothersome arriviste; Figma, to contextualise, commanded a valuation of $12.5 billion approximately a year prior.

A Figma representative's comments to TechCrunch almost constitute an admission; they asserted that cease-and-desist missives have not been dispatched to other technological entities employing the term, such as Microsoft, due to their offerings residing within a distinct classification of commodities and provisions.

Lovable's Osika, poised for a counter-offensive, conveyed to TechCrunch his conviction that "Figma should prioritise product excellence" over trademark machinations, further asserting Lovable's efficacy in dislodging clientele from Figma and comparable antediluvian design tools conceived predating the advent of large language models.

Regarding the overarching peril posed by vibe coding products, in a recent dialogue with Garry Tan of Y Combinator, Figma co-founder and CEO Dylan Field predictably dismissed the notion as inconsequential.

Field posited that while the velocity afforded by vibe coding is lauded, "the desideratum remains to furnish individuals not merely with a means of facile initiation and expeditious prototyping, but rather with a trajectory culminating in fruition. It is precisely within this domain that a chasm emerges, a schism not confined solely to design, but equally pervasive within the realm of code."

Nevertheless, Osika appears poised for contention as well, having accompanied his public dissemination of Figma's correspondence on X with a gleeful emoticon.

May 2nd, 2025

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