jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoElon may have a huge issue because Microsoft own the “X” trademarkfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkElon may have a huge issue because Microsoft own the “X” trademarkfuturism.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareHubi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo, the name “X” itself is trademarked in the context of a social media platform. The design of the logo is a different case. Though I’m not sure how solid of a case Meta has here because trademarking a single letter is a bit dubious.
minus-squarepoquito_cabeza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn another thread someone mentioned that McDonald’s tried to trademark the letter M, and it was rejected.
No, the name “X” itself is trademarked in the context of a social media platform. The design of the logo is a different case. Though I’m not sure how solid of a case Meta has here because trademarking a single letter is a bit dubious.
In another thread someone mentioned that McDonald’s tried to trademark the letter M, and it was rejected.