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Musk wins court order to block use of “Twitter,” but not “tweet” and bird logo
The ruling says X Corp. likely abandoned the Tweet and Bird marks, while Operation Bluebird says 172,000 users have requested handles.
- On Thursday, District Judge Colm Connolly issued a split ruling in the trademark battle between Musk's Corp and Operation Bluebird, barring the startup from using "Twitter" but allowing it to use the "tweet" name and Bird logo.
- Operation Bluebird launched to rival Musk's platform following his acquisition and rebranding; the Virginia-based startup aimed to reclaim assets Musk "threw the bird away on his way out," leading Corp to sue in December 2025.
- Following the order, Operation Bluebird rebranded to Tweet.app, which Operation Bluebird President Stephen Coates called "huge a win," while more than 172,000 Users requested handles for $20 to help cover legal bills.
- Users experienced access issues as the site transitioned, with some redirects pointing to older pages, though Durk Barnhill, the startup's chief marketing officer, confirmed the team is working through technical bugs to fix the redirect soon.
- The legal battle continues to determine if Corp truly abandoned all Twitter-related trademarks, as Connolly noted Corp's continued use of the "formerly known as Twitter" parenthetical in the Apple App Store suggests it has not.
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The court banned Operation Bluebird from using the Twitter brand, but allowed the use of the word Tweet and the logo as a bird.
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The court of the US state of Delaware, at the request of Elon Musk's company X, previously blocked the use of the Twitter name by another startup in the field of social networks, writes Reuters
The court of the US state of Delaware, at the request of Elon Musk's company X, previously blocked the use of the Twitter name by another startup in the field of social networks, writes Reuters. It's about Operation Bluebird. However, Musk's attempt...
Musk’s X Wins Partial Victory in Bitter Fight Over Twitter’s Ghost
A Delaware judge blocked a startup from using the Twitter name but ruled X abandoned rights to "tweet" and the bird logo, citing Musk's public statements. The split decision reveals the legal cost of a dramatic rebrand. Operation Bluebird celebrates a partial win as both sides prepare for trial.
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