And so the fun begins.

Elon Musk ditched the globally recognized Twitter brand and instead now calls his social media platform "X".

However, having fired most of his employees, no one at Twitter thought of checking with the US Patent and Trademark Office β€” and X is indeed a brand name owned by none other than Musk's personal archenemy Microsoft.

There is not enough popcorn in the world for the entertainment which is about to unfold.
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https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76041368&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

Trademark Status & Document Retrieval

@randahl Mark Zuckerberg's Meta already appears to have a trademark for an "X" logo: https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-holds-rights-to-x-twitter-rebrand-elon-musk-2023-7
Meta appears to hold the rights to 'X,' could complicate Twitter rebrand

Elon Musk renamed Twitter to "X" as part of his latest company overhaul, but it looks as if Meta already holds the rights to the name.

Insider