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Tesla to open source ALL of its patents, won’t sue anyone for using its technology
At a time when most high-tech companies are hoarding patents and suing each other, creating a complex web of cold war-style mutually-assured destruction, Tesla is going against the crowd (once again) and open sourcing all of its patents, making its inventions available for anyone who wants to use them. No need to say that this is a big deal, and should be quite good for the electric car industry!
In a letter titled “All Our Patent Are Belong To You” published on Tesla’s site, CEO Elon Musk writes that “Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal.”
This means that the company will not sue anyone who wants to use their technology (as long as they act “in good faith”, though it’s not quite clear what a bad faith use of a patent would be).
Source: http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/2014/06/tesla-to-open-source-all-of-its-patents-wont-sue-anyone-for-using-its-technology/
