Rumor: Meerkat may have been acquired by LG

Phandroid managed to get its hands on a trademark from LG for an app named “Meerkat.” Obviously that app already exists, and is one of this year’s surprise hits, so there’s no way LG would be able to trademark that name unless it had acquired the original Meerkat. The patent even describes a live streaming service that’s almost identical to what Meerkat already provides. While this is far from confirmed, the evidence does suggest that LG has acquired Meerkat.