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Corel/Controversies

Corel controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2022Trademark dispute over the Alludo name
  2. 2003Shareholder challenge to Vector Capital buyout
  3. 2000Insider-trading allegations involving Michael Cowpland

  1. 2022

    Trademark dispute over the Alludo name

    Alpenspruce Education Solutions Inc. filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit after Corel’s corporate rebrand to Alludo. The matter was settled in March 2025, after which the corporate group abandoned its United States trademark efforts for the Alludo name.

    Source

  2. 2003

    Shareholder challenge to Vector Capital buyout

    Some U.S. shareholders alleged that the buyout price was too low and that management benefited from the transaction. Litigation seeking to prevent the acquisition was unsuccessful.

    Source

  3. 2000

    Insider-trading allegations involving Michael Cowpland

    Michael Cowpland was accused of insider trading and left the company’s chief executive role. The episode preceded the appointment of a new board and a proposed, but ultimately abandoned, restructuring of Corel’s product brands.

    Source