Twitter May Be Refused “Tweet” Trademark
Twitter’s laissez-faire approach to trademark enforcement may prove to be a liability after all. Numerous firms have set up services using the Twitter mark: Twitterific, Tiny Twitter, Twitterberry, MadTwitter, TwitterFone, Twitterholic, Twitter Karma, TwitterBuzz, Twitterdex, Twitterlocal, TwitterPoster, TwitterCounter.
There’s no sign that Twitter has defended against such use. Even their API agreement fails to lay down requirements of using their trademark.
Blogger Sam Johnston has discovered that Twitter’s application for the “Tweet” mark has been refused by the USPTO. They note that several Twitter related services have already applied for this mark.
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May 21, 2010
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