🧵 1/3: Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as X could face legal complications as companies like Meta and Microsoft already have rights to the letter. #tech
🧵 1/3: Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as X could face legal complications as companies like Meta and Microsoft already have rights to the letter. #tech
🧵 2/3: Over 900 active US trademark registrations cover the letter X in various industries. Twitter may face lawsuits from trademark owners.
🧵 3/3: Meta and Microsoft own X trademarks for their respective platforms. The narrow protection on Twitter's X logo may limit their legal defense.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/technology/problem-with-x-meta-microsoft-hundreds-more-own-trademarks-new-twitter-name-2023-07-25/