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Twitter To Developers: “Tweet” Your Heart Out, But Don’t “Twitter” It
TechCrunch —
... one party over the use of the word “tweet” and some UI elements that were similar to Twitter’s own. This morning, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone clarified Twitter’s position on this a bit for us, but there was still some confusion. So now he’s written a blog post further clarifying things. ...
Will Twitter trademark 'tweet' before it’s genericized?
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... Twitter co-founder Biz Stone explained the move this morning in a blog post, saying no harm was meant to the many applications that have grown up alongside the core service. Many of the services -- Tweetdeck, Tweetmeme and Tweetie, to name a few -- use "tweet" in their names. ...
QOTD
Digital Daily —
... We have applied to trademark Tweet because it is clearly attached to Twitter from a brand perspective but we have no intention of “going after” the wonderful applications and services that use the word in their name when associated with Twitter. In fact, we encourage the use of the word Tweet. However, if we come across a confusing or damaging project, the recourse to act responsibly to protect both users and our brand is important.
– Twitter co-founder Biz Stone
Linkpost | 7.2.2009
TechBlog —
... and May The Tweets Be With You - Twitter has trademarked "tweets" (status updates) and has started expressing concern when the word is used. • ...
Twitter Twademarking Tweets
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... That prompted an official response from Twitter’s chief of damage control Biz Stone. The use of "Twitter" appears to be pretty much off limits, but his comments about using "Tweet" have me puzzled: ...
News Bits: Apple's iPorn Problems Get Worse
Contentinople: —
... , many became concerned that the company would sue popular apps like TweetDeck that use the word. But co-founder Biz Stone reassured us today in a blog post :
Twitter Applying To Have 'Tweet' Trademarked
WebProNews Feed —
... That prompted an official response from Twitter’s chief of damage control Biz Stone. The use of "Twitter" appears to be pretty much off limits, but his comments about using "Tweet" have me puzzled: ...
Daily Tech: AT&T GPS on the iPhone Will Cost You $10/Month
GeekSugar —
... Twitter's cofounder Biz Stone lays down the rules about the use of Twitter's trademarked word "Tweet". - Twitter Blog ...
Twitter Trying to Trademark “Tweet”
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Songbirds and Warner Bros. cartoon character Tweety Bird had best beware: Twitter is attempting to trademark the term “Tweet.” Don’t bother checking your calendar; it’s July, not April (Fool’s Day). Seriously though, there are plenty of services opening up using the term Tweet, and although Tweet is a generic term (and thus may not be trademarkable), the company has every reason to try. As they note in a blog post : There are lots of really awesome services and applications out there like ...
Industry Moves: Twitter Hires Google Lawyer As General Counsel
paidContent —
... the company for allowing people to hold accounts in their names. Twitter also said recently it was trying to trademark the word “Tweet.” ...
Industry Moves: Twitter Hires Google Lawyer With Ties To Book Settlement As General Counsel
paidContent —
... the company for allowing people to hold accounts in their names. Twitter also said recently it was trying to trademark the word “Tweet.” ...
Twitter Not Suing Developer, But Spam Apps Should Watch Out
Mashable! —
... for allowing its ecosystem to blossom in this way. And after filing to trademark the word “Tweet”, the company was very clear that it would not be chasing down app makers who used the word in their names. On the subject of the Twitter trademark itself, Biz Stone wrote: ...
Not so fast, Twitter: 'Tweet' isn't yours
Webware.com —
... The USPTO notification to Twitter shows it was sent out the evening of July 1. Ironically, that morning, co-founder Biz Stone wrote a blog post citing his company's willingness to allow developers to use "tweet." ...
Twitter Twits’ “Tweet” Trademark Travesty
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... After scaring the snot out of Twitter application developers–with its announced plans to trademark the term "tweet"–it now seems that the USPTO has rejected ...
No Tweet Trademark for Twitter?
AppScout —
... on April 16. Stone posted his blog post on July 1 around 1:30pm Eastern time. Around 8:30pm that same day, the USPTO initiated an X-Search, an automated search of its system the agency uses to determine if any existing trademarks conflict with those on pending applications. ...
Rockin’ robin, tweet, tweet
GMSV —
Tidbits about Twitter, and as a bonus to loyal GMSV readers, each is more than 140 characters long: *It seems that Twitter’s application to trademark the word “tweet” has been ...
Twitter Fails To Trademark 'Tweet'
WebProNews Feed —
... After scaring the snot out of Twitter application developers–with its announced plans to trademark the term "tweet"–it now seems that the USPTO has rejected ...
Twitter Fails to Trademark "Tweets"
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... Last month, Twitter co-founder Isaac "Biz" Stone jotted down in a blog post his intention of trademarking the term "Tweet," which at the time probably seemed like a slam dunk request. Instead, the request is turning out to be no easy layup as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ...
