Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name but allows 'Tweet' trademark
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing an X rival from using the Twitter name, but determined that X likely abandoned its trademark rights to 'Tweet' and the bird logo. The startup subsequently rebranded itself as Tweet.app, capitalizing on the judge's finding that these trademarks were no longer actively protected by X.
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Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing an X rival from using the Twitter name, but determined that X likely abandoned its trademark rights to 'Tweet' and the bird logo. The startup subsequently rebranded itself as Tweet.app, capitalizing on the judge's finding that these trademarks were no longer actively protected by X.
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