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Tesla's 'Robotaxi' brand might be too generic to trademark

Tesla is facing challenges trademarking some of the names and terms associated with its self-driving Cybercab and its robotaxi service.

Tesla was hoping to trademark the term in connection to its planned self-driving car service, but now it'll have to reply with more evidence to change the office's mind. The company is also apparently facing difficulties locking down trademarks for"Cybercab," the name of the self-driving car designed to be used in Tesla's robotaxi service. Tesla needs to provide "fact sheets, instruction manuals, brochures, advertisements and pertinent screenshots of [its] website" to help make the case for how it'll use the "robotaxi" trademark, should the USPTO change its ruling.

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