mdcelebrity Posted July 25, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Now that Twitter has been changed to "X", I wonder if Celebrity Cruises (or the parent company) will have a problem with the change, since "X" has been a Celebrity trademark(?) for a long time and "X" is intrinsic to the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted July 25, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, mdcelebrity said: Now that Twitter has been changed to "X", I wonder if Celebrity Cruises (or the parent company) will have a problem with the change, since "X" has been a Celebrity trademark(?) for a long time and "X" is intrinsic to the brand. It is not a problem. They are in different industries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted July 25, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Maybe Celebrity should change its name to Twitter instead. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whinenowine Posted July 25, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I'm just surprised the X.com domain was so freely available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted July 25, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Whinenowine said: I'm just surprised the X.com domain was so freely available. Actually Elon has had ties to that domain name dating back to 1999 wth X.com--the online bank that he co-founded that eventually became PayPal. He bought the domain name back from PayPal six years ago. Edited July 25, 2023 by mahdnc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted July 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2023 i think the Celeb X is greek??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoMom Posted July 25, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 25, 2023 34 minutes ago, hcat said: i think the Celeb X is greek??? Well, it is spelled the same in English! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted July 25, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, hcat said: i think the Celeb X is greek??? Yep. Chi, Chandris (Χανδρή). Edited July 25, 2023 by davekathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whinenowine Posted July 25, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Plus X won't get confused with C for Costa! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lew- Posted July 25, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Microsoft will likely have an issue as it owns the “X” trademark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whinenowine Posted July 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 minute ago, -Lew- said: Microsoft will likely have an issue as it owns the “X” trademark. Yeah but their X is more 'box-y' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wineoclock Posted July 25, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Have to say was wondering the same re Twitter & Celebrity X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted July 25, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 25, 2023 But is Twitter now the Modern Luxury? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OysterD Posted July 25, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, wineoclock said: Have to say was wondering the same re Twitter & Celebrity X Same. I can't stand Twitter, Musk et al and now everytime I see a ship or any marketing from Celebrity (in particular their small icon used in browser tabs) I can't help but see Twitter. I get there are limited things you can do with an X but they could have made it a bit less similar if they'd tried 😕 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulh84 Posted July 25, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, -Lew- said: Microsoft will likely have an issue as it owns the “X” trademark. There isn't just one trademark and it's not wholly owned by one person or entity. It's segmented in to goods and services among other things. Celebrity has two pertaining to the "X". One is the letter X and one is the X shape the exhaust funnel makes on E class ships. The SM on the "X" above is a service mark, not a trademark as is it unregistered but Celebrity is claiming it. For instance if the new Explora Journeys cruise line started using an X, that would be a pretty clean case. However since Twitter is an entirely different product they would have to prove deliberate confusion to the consumer to have a case. Of course Celebrity can try if they want but ultimately no one has definite 'ownership' of the letter X. They would have to argue that people would get confused if they were doing business with Twitter or Celebrity. That may be a tough sell. IC 039. US 100 105. G & S: Cruise ship services; Arranging and conducting cruises for others; Transportation of passengers by cruise ship. FIRST USE: 20180913. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20181125 .18.07.08 - Ocean liners ; Steamships18.11.03 - Exhaust pipes ; Mufflers and exhaust systems ; Shock absorbers ; Tailpipes, vehicle27.03.05 - Objects forming letters or numerals IC 039. US 100 105. G & S: cruise ship services, arranging and conducting cruises for others, arranging and conducting travel tours for others, and transportation of passengers by ship, airplane, railroad, and land vehicles. FIRST USE: 20020930. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020930 1) TYPED DRAWING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelownadon Posted July 25, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 25, 2023 6 hours ago, TeeRick said: Maybe Celebrity should change its name to Twitter instead. That might not be a bad idea considering the number of “Twits” they have running the place given their recent practice of allowing vaping in casinos on a couple of ships on a trial basis that has some people saying it is virtually a done deal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare abbydancer2003 Posted July 26, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Xfinity also uses the X logo. I'd think they might have a case with Twitter, or more likely than Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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