Who else would want to trademark ‘Tweet’ ? Well, its not Twitter for sure. After a couple of tries, Twitter failed to trademark its own creation.
Image Credit: www.trampolinebranding.com
When Twitter requested for the reasons of denial – it was a surprise to them too.
Apparently, many other companies had applied for trademarks of terms which were very similar to ‘tweet’. According to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) “Other trademark applications by the firms TweetMarks, Cotweet and Tweetphoto, and said there was a “likelihood of confusion.” ”
So, it seems that the followers have overtaken the leader as far as ‘tweet’ is concerned, But Biz Stone, founder of Twitter was far from worried and even appreciated the legion of twitter related firms like TweetDeck, TweetMeme, Tweetie, BackTweets, Tweetboard -who have been instrumental in making ‘Tweet’ a household name….
