Tesla's Cybercab, planned to be used as a 'robotaxi'
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9 May 2025NewsTrademarksSarah Speight

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ and ‘Cybercab’ TMs rebuffed by USPTO on eve of launch

Office rejects the applications for the marks, close to Tesla’s planned launch of ‘Robotaxi’ service | News comes as Tesla suffers ‘brutal year’ | Tesla’s eleventh-hour bid to trademark the terms ‘could set back its plans’.

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