Virginia Startup Seeks To Reclaim 'Twitter' Trademarks Abandoned By Musk's X Corp

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A Virginia-based startup, Operation Bluebird, has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to nullify the trademarks of Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk‘s X Corp. Operation Bluebird, ...

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