Musk’s blow torch post is why X just lost the Twitter bird logo

Chief Judge Colm Connolly ruled that X Corp. keeps the “Twitter” trademark but lost rights to “tweet” and the bird logo because Elon Musk’s July 2023 statements were deemed clear intent to abandon them. The marks remain contested with Operation Bluebird, which filed “TWITTER” and “TWEET” applications in December 2025, while X relies on app-listing and survey evidence of “Twitter-formative” goodwill.