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Microsoft Owns the Trademark for “X”
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#12For computer gaming things yes. You could, for example register your own trademark on X for selling unusual bananas without violating Microsoft’s mark >Providing on-line chat rooms for transmission of messages among computer users concerning video and computer games; providing on-line electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users concerning video and computer games > Entertainment servi…
This MS trademark could certainly put a damper on X becoming the "everything" app for the internet even if it doesn't appear to be an issue for The Site Formerly Known as Twitter currently.
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#13Didn't Alphabet already own the entire alphabet?
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#15It's scoped to video games and associated entertainment and services so it shouldn't apply to Twitter, if that's what this post is getting at.
I recommend checking under "Goods and Services" on that page. Some of those seem _just_ vague enough that Twitter could run afoul of them.
The fact that it's vague also means it's easier to have it invalidated on the basis that it's too broad.
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#16I didn’t know a letter can be trademarked. If let’s say Xerox decides to get into the video game business, can Microsoft sue them for trademark infringement?
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I recommend checking under "Goods and Services" on that page. Some of those seem _just_ vague enough that Twitter could run afoul of them.
The fact that it's vague also means it's easier to have it invalidated on the basis that it's too broad.
Vague but still within a narrow domain which is much harder to invalidate for being too broad.
The Internet seems huge to programmers, but it’s still a fairly narrow slice of economic activity. We aren’t talking about nursery schools, hospitals, fast food, or even the XGames etc just because they happen to have a website.
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#19According to this one: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87980831&caseType=SERIAL_... , it seems to be Meta that owns the trademark for X, for about a zillion application domains; expand the "Goods and Services" expando and see for yourself.
EDIT: The last one in the list is in regard to this domain:
> Online social networking services; online social networking services, namely, facilitating social introductions or interactions among individuals; social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development; providing information about social networking that involves online gaming, online video games and online video gaming applications; providing an Internet website portal for engaging in social networking; providing information, news, commentary in the field of social networking
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#20https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87980831&caseType=SERIAL_... ms sold this one to meta
This one is much more applicable to Musk's X:
> Design and development of computer software; providing interactive websites featuring technology that enable online users to create personal profiles; providing online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software, for transmitting and for receiving live streaming; providing online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software, for transmitting and for receiving video on demand; electronic storage of electronic media, namely, images, text, video, and audio data; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for broadcasting, transmitting, receiving, accessing, viewing, uploading, downloading, sharing, integrating, encoding, decoding, displaying, formatting, organizing, storing, caching, transferring and streaming of data, text, games, game content, digital media, images, music, audio, video and animations; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for sending, receiving and organizing electronic mail, messaging, enabling internet chat and social networking; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for purchasing and subscribing to digital media content; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for developing and publishing applications for interactive streaming; providing temporary use of online non-downloadable software and software as a service (SaaS) services featuring software for management and storage of digital media; computer software consulting services in the field of gaming technology and graphics software; computer programming services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable game software; Application service provider (ASP), namely, hosting computer software applications of others; hosting of third party digital content in the nature of photos, videos, audio, music, text, data, images, software, applications, games, web sites and other electronic works on the Internet; hosting of digital content on the Internet; consulting in the field of the design and development of computer hardware, software, software applications, and computer networks; digital and electronic file data transfer from one computer format to another; provision of Internet and computer network search engines; graphic design services; Software as a Service (SAAS) featuring software for facilitating audio, video and digital content creation, subscriptions and one-time purchases; creating an online community for computer users to participate in discussions, obtain feedback, form virtual communities, and engage in social networking; software maintenance, installation and update services; providing a website featuring technology that enables users to live stream gaming content, music, audio, video and animations
> Online social networking services; online social networking services, namely, facilitating social introductions or interactions among individuals; social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development; providing information about social networking that involves online gaming, online video games and online video gaming applications; providing an Internet website portal for engaging in social networking; providing information, news, commentary in the field of social networking