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Startup files to claim Twitter trademark after Musk abandoned it

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 10, 2025
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Elon Musk killed the Twitter brand in 2023. Now, a startup called Operation Bluebird is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to let them have it.

Ars Technica reports that Operation Bluebird filed a petition on December 2 arguing that X Corp has “eradicated” the Twitter name from its products, services, and marketing.…

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