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| 2008 || May || || {{w|Adam Neumann}} and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in {{w|Brooklyn}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sheftell|first1=Jason|title=WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/wework-alternative-working-home-swanky-buildings-nyc-article-1.1044412?pgno=1#ixzz2e46Iipo5|accessdate=17 October 2017|agency=Daily News}}</ref>
 
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| 2017 || September 12 || Legal || WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the {{w|coworking}} industry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crook|first1=Jordan|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://zedonology.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=zedonology.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.3neel.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=3neel.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hutsell|first1=Milford|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.milfordhutsell.com/item/6962-wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition|website=milfordhutsell.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref>  
 
| 2017 || September 12 || Legal || WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the {{w|coworking}} industry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crook|first1=Jordan|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=techcrunch.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://zedonology.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=zedonology.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.3neel.com/wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition/|website=3neel.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hutsell|first1=Milford|title=WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition|url=http://www.milfordhutsell.com/item/6962-wework-files-complaint-against-urwork-for-trademark-infringement-unfair-competition|website=milfordhutsell.com|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref>  

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This is a timeline of WeWork, an American company which provides shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses.

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2008 May Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in Brooklyn.[1]
2017 September 12 Legal WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the coworking industry.[2][3][4][5]

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