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Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now

Friday, September 4, 2026


A federal judge temporarily barred a startup from using the Twitter name while finding that X likely abandoned rights to the "Tweet" trademark and bird logo. The startup subsequently relaunched under the name Tweet.app. The ruling addressed trademark disputes between the competitor and X, formerly Twitter.

Original reporting: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/04/judge-blocks-x-rival-from-using-twitter-name-but-allows-tweet-for-now/

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