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Originally Posted by Matata
Isn't something as common as the letter 'X' really difficult to trademark? Like it can be trademarked, but it has to be very specific to an application? ie - Just because someone owns "X" cola doesn't prevent someone else from starting an "X" drilling company, because "X" is a broad term and those are different industries.
This thread has already dug up a ton of trademarks for "X" in various forms, what's to stop Elon from throwing his "X" in to the mix? Doesn't he just have to prove that his use of "X" is unique to his application and he's in the clear?
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Sure, if he were selling, say, shoe insoles. But he's not. He wants X to be the everything app. Which means it is going to necessarily trip over trademark claims by all sorts fo companies. Like videos. And Games. And video games. For starters.
It's a bit like when Apple signed an agreement with the Beatles that they would not go into music. Apple would be a computer trademark, and The Beatles had Apple Records for music. Which was all fine until iTunes.
Musk couldn't use a Model E for Tesla(so he could have his models spell "SEX", because he's mentally 14), because Ford owns that for vehicles, which is why it's the Model 3.
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During an interview recorded in 2006 Musk referred to "Model 2" (later Tesla Model S), and to "Model 3".[31] The Model 3 was codenamed Tesla "BlueStar" in the original business plan in 2007.[56][57][58] An intended name of "Model E" was not used owing to Ford's trademark for an electric vehicle expected to be released by Ford in early 2019.[59] Model 3, originally stylized as "Model ☰", was announced on Musk's Twitter account on July 16, 2014.[60] A 2015-presentation by JB Straubel used the name "Model III".[61] As of 2016 Musk had wanted the three models to spell SEX, but settled for "S3X".[62] In early 2017, after trademark opposition regarding Adidas's three stripes logo,[63] the triplicate horizontal-bar stylization was abandoned and changed to a numeric "3".[64]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_...3#Model_naming
LOL, even ran afoul of Adidas. He's really not very good at this.