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New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling
A federal court decided that “Twitter” was off-limits, but tweet and the bird logo were fair game. Tweet.app Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover The return of Twitter is getting even more complicated.
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A federal court ruled that the name “Twitter” was off‑limits, but the word “tweet” and the bird logo could still be used. The decision prompted the startup Operation Bluebird, which had launched a platform called Twitter.now, to change its name to Tweet.app. The judge’s ruling came after a request for a preliminary injunction on trademark grounds was pending. The rebrand follows the court’s earlier decision that the original Twitter brand was protected. The new name reflects the court’s guidance that only the trademarked elements were restricted.
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