> Abandonment of a trademark occurs when the owner of the trademark deliberately ceases to use the trademark for three or more years, with no intention of using the trademark again in the future. When a trademark is abandoned, the trademark owner may no longer claim rights to the trademark. In effect, this frees the trademark so that anyone else can use it without recourse from the original trademark owner.
dnemmers•1h ago
I would agree that for all intents and purposes, X abandoned Twitter…but it looks like the 3 year time frame has not yet occurred. If they could’ve stayed quite a bit longer, they may have been successful.
toomuchtodo•1h ago
Indeed, July 2026 would've been a better time to attempt to acquire the abandoned trademark based on their rebranding timeline.
toomuchtodo•1h ago
> Abandonment of a trademark occurs when the owner of the trademark deliberately ceases to use the trademark for three or more years, with no intention of using the trademark again in the future. When a trademark is abandoned, the trademark owner may no longer claim rights to the trademark. In effect, this frees the trademark so that anyone else can use it without recourse from the original trademark owner.
dnemmers•1h ago
toomuchtodo•1h ago