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Meta trademark of 'X' logo may pose legal issues for Twitter, Musk amid company rebranding
- Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could face legal challenges due to existing trademark rights held by companies like Meta and Microsoft for the letter X.
- Trademark infringement claims can arise if the new branding causes consumer confusion or encroaches on established brand equity.
- Twitter's protection of its X brand may be limited, as the logo is not distinct and similar graphics may be the only area of protection.
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Twitter has been renamed X, but the new name could land owner Elon Musk in trouble. Indeed, Microsoft, Meta and hundreds of other companies have rights to the symbol X as a trademark, although this would not directly endanger Musk's company. On the other hand, it is likely that there will be lawsuits.
·Kobbegem, Belgium
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The name change from Twitter to X may cause owner Elon Musk a problem. The X brand name is in fact owned by Facebook Mother Bed...
·Antwerp, Belgium
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Twitter seems to avoid the lawsuits.
·Bratislava, Slovakia
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The problem with X? Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. X is so
·San Diego, United States
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