Court Rules in Favor of Musk's X to Block Use of 'Twitter' Name

<p>On September 3, 2026, Elon Musk's company X secured a court order preventing Operation Bluebird from launching a new app that would use the Twitter name. Chief Judge Colm Connolly stated in his opinion that Operation Bluebird was unlikely to demonstrate that X had completely abandoned the Twitter name, indicating that X was likely to succeed in its trademark infringement and dilution claims regarding the platform's former name.</p><p>X presented evidence that it continues to use the Twitter name in the current listing for the X app on Apple's App Store. The listing includes the phrase, “Welcome to X (formerly known as Twitter),” prominently displayed in the same font size as the rest of the text, which contributed to the court's decision in favor of X.</p>