JAKARTA - The X platform, which is now owned by Elon Musk, has updated its Terms of Service to claim the 'Twitter' brand. This change was made after one of the startups tried to seize the brand.
The company is known as Operation Bluebird and is located in Virginia. They applied to register the 'Twitter' trademark in a petition to the US Patent and Trademark Office on December 2.
According to Operation Bluebird, X has abandoned the Twitter brand after renaming its platform. As proof, they cite Elon Musk's July 23, 2023 post stating that at that time users would, "say goodbye to the Twitter brand."
Not accepting the petition filed, X finally filed a counter-suit. X emphasized that they still have exclusive rights to the Twitter trademark and Tweet, including the iconic blue bird logo.
While waiting for the trademark decision, Operation Bluebird has gathered prospective users for a website called Twitter.new. The platform was developed by Michael Peroff and Stephen Coates who were formerly trademark lawyers at Twitter.
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X is trying to continue to maintain the Twitter brand by revising the Terms of Service. This revision will take effect from January 15 next year. X now confirms that they are still sheltering all brands and logos related to X and Twitter.
"Nothing in these Terms and Conditions gives you any right to use the X name or Twitter name or any of X's or Twitter's trademarks, logos, domain names, other distinctive brand features, and other proprietary rights, and you may not do so without our express written consent," X wrote in its latest Terms of Service.
Previously, this section only referred to the name X without mentioning Twitter. The update to the terms also includes other minor revisions, including mentions related to EU law and generated content.
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