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Originally Posted by Fuzz
If Musk is dumb enoguh to let it expire, yes, I think anyone could then register it. I think a registration is good for 10 years, so it depends when it was last renewed. But it may not be very useful without the domain name, which is super cheap to keep renewing.
I'd guess the odds of any of this happening are slim, but who knows. Musk might sell it to Putin or Trump or something, just for the lulz.
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Even if the trademark expires, if the brand name is still being used you won't be able to keep the registration. However, Musk may be enough of a loose cannon that he would make some kind of public statement, like "Twitter is dead, we aren't using the trademark ever again...blah blah blah". That would be pretty good evidence for the TM being up for grabs.