The boss of a takeaway called Tesla Chicken & Pizza loses trademark dispute against Elon Musk's EV company

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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A small UK software company which trademarked the name Threads over 10 years ago is demanding Meta stop using the name within 30 days

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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta's Threads app.

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A Company Named X Social Media Is Suing X Corp, a Company Formerly Named Twitter

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Turns out Elon Musk isn’t as creative at coming up with company names as we previously thought, as his obsession with the letter X is getting him into some legal trouble. A Florida ad agency for law firms is suing the billionaire’s company over trademark infringement.

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Trademark Disputes Could Mean Elon’s ‘X’ Is Already Fxxked

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Despite Elon Musk’s intentions to rebrand the bird app into a dull, bland, easily copied “X,” the billionaire tech mogul might have a few roadblocks standing in his way since every company under the sun has already called dibs

Kanye West filed a trademark application for 'sock shoes' just days before Adidas said it would sell off unsold Yeezys for charity

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Ye filed a trademark application for "Yzy sock shoes" on May 4.

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Katy Perry loses a trademark battle with a fashion designer called Katie Perry

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Katy Perry lost her 15-year trademark dispute with a designer.

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Sweetgreen agrees to change the name of a burrito bowl after a lawsuit from Chipotle

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Sweetgreen is changing the name of its newest menu item after Chipotle filed a lawsuit against the company.

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