A federal court in Delaware has issued a split ruling in a trademark dispute between X and the startup Operation Bluebird. The judge barred the startup from using the name 'Twitter.now', siding with X on the core 'Twitter' trademark. However, the court found that X likely abandoned the 'tweet' mark and the Twitter bird logo, making them available for use.
The Virginia-based startup, led by founder Michael Peroff and former Twitter trademark lawyer Stephen Coates, aims to acquire abandoned trademarks. The company has rebranded its website as Tweet.app and has officially launched to the public.
The platform is currently in early testing and is charging users $20 to reserve a handle. According to the company, more than 172,000 people requested a handle on the site before its launch.
