Twitter Makes Another Run For “Tweet”, “Twitter” Trademarks
Back in July 2009, Twitter made a big stink about developers using the term “Tweet” in their Twitter apps. The Twitter API team had contacted a third-party developer— TweetKnot —informing the company that it had “grown uncomfortable” about the use of the word “tweet” in the app’s name. That was before the company effectively secured the trademark with the USPTO, notably. Twitter co-founder Biz …

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