Tesla files new ‘Robotaxi’ trademark applications after prior attempt stalls

Tesla has filed trademark purposes for the time period “Tesla Robotaxi,” after the corporate’s earlier makes an attempt to safe emblems for its deliberate self-driving car service hit roadblocks.

The corporate initially utilized in October 2024 for the trademark of the phrases “Robotaxi” and “Cybercab.” The US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) instructed the corporate final month it wanted extra element with a view to enable a trademark for “Robotaxi,” a time period that’s utilized by numerous different corporations like Waymo, as TechCrunch first reported last month. The USPTO halted Tesla’s utility for “Cybercab” outright because of the variety of different corporations making an attempt to trademark numerous makes use of of the time period “Cyber.”

Tesla submitted the three new purposes for the extra particular “Tesla Robotaxi” phrase because it seems to start testing in Austin, Texas, later this month. It’s seeking to attain the emblems for use in reference to Tesla’s deliberate autonomous ride-hailing service, the associated mobile app, and the vehicles themselves.

It’s unlikely the purposes can be reviewed in time for that check; trademark purposes sometimes sit for months earlier than they’re assigned to an “examiner.”

Tesla additionally has purposes pending for emblems on the phrases “Robobus,” “Robus,” and “Cyberbus,” presumably for the van-like idea car it confirmed off final October when it revealed the Cybercab prototype. Throughout that occasion, CEO Elon Musk referred to that car because the “Robovan.” However Estonian robotic supply firm Starship already owns a trademark for that time period.