INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
"We are an AI, robotics company," Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last April
Despite the fact that the company's revenues are overwhelmingly derived from selling new electric vehicles, such prosaic activities hold no
world last October in a staged demonstration on a film set
But Musk's plans just hit a snag: The company must find some new names.As spotted by Sean O'Kane at TechCrunch, the United States Patent and
USPTO, the term is far too generic
term is merely descriptive
trademark application.
Maybe they should just have called it the Teslapod.
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Tesla could challenge this decision, but it would have to show the USPTO all
the product's marketing materials, brochures, and manuals that intend to use the name
If those aren't available, Tesla must explain to the patent and trademark office's satisfaction how this product will differ from others,
with detailed specifics, not generalities
Tesla must also explain whether the car features robotic systems and whether any of Tesla's competitors use "robo," "robot," or "robotic" to
not the first time that Tesla has been accused of a lack of originality
Alcon Entertainment sued Warner Brothers and Tesla after it refused them permission and adamantly objected to WB's and Tesla's attempt to
link the vehicle with vehicles seen in Blade Runner 2049
Although Tesla attempted to get the case dismissed, in April, the court ordered the parties to enter into mediation.
