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Musk renamed social media network Twitter as X on Monday and unveiled a new logo for the social media platform, a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.

X is so widely used & cited in trademarks that it is candidate for legal challenges & company formerly known as Twitter could face issues defending its X brand.

As soon as Twitter rebranded to X, the theories about whether the logo and branding might infringe other companies' trademarks began.

Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the same letter. X is so widely used and cited in trademarks that it is a candidate for legal challenges - and the company formerly known as Twitter could face its own issues defending its X brand in the future. "There's a 100% chance that Twitter is going to get sued over this by somebody," said trademark...

Musk renamed social media network Twitter as X on Monday and unveiled a new logo for the social media platform, a stylized black-and-white version of the letter. Owners of trademarks - which protect things like brand names, logos and slogans that identify sources of goods - can claim infringement if other branding would cause consumer confusion. Remedies range from monetary damages to blocking use.

With Elon Musk rebranding social media giant Twitter as X, experts fear that the move could invite lawsuits over the trademark. Tech behemoths including Twitter’s archrival Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the letter, X.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and...

Meta and Microsoft likely would not sue unless they feel threatened that Twitters X encroaches on brand equity they built in the letter, Gerben said.

Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as X could be complicated legally: companies including Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property...