You Can ‘Tweet' Again: A $20 Twitter Clone Just Went Live Despite X's Lawsuit

Operation Bluebird has switched on a working Twitter clone at the address twitter.now, complete with the blue bird logo and a tweet button. The move escalates the Twitter trademark lawsuit X Corp. filed in Delaware.

Two trademark attorneys run the Virginia startup, and one of them handled Twitter's brand portfolio before Elon Musk bought the company. They argue Musk gave up the name in 2023.

Trademark Lawsuit Turns on One 2023 Statement

X Corp. sued Operation Bluebird in Delaware federal court on December 16, 2025, according to the court docket. The case runs on federal trademark infringement, and X has demanded a jury trial.

Bluebird's case rests on abandonment. Musk said in July 2023 that the platform would bid adieu to the Twitter brand. The startup's petition to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) treats that as a surrender.

Trademark law does not treat a rebrand as abandonment by itself. A challenger must show the owner stopped using the mark and meant to stop. Courts weigh evidence of continued commercial use.

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