\u201cWhen I started out with my first company, Zip2, I thought patents were a good thing and worked hard to obtain them. And maybe they were good long ago, but too often these days they serve merely to stifle progress, entrench the positions of giant corporations and enrich those in the legal profession, rather than the actual inventors. After Zip2, when I realized that receiving a patent really just meant that you bought a lottery ticket to a lawsuit, I avoided them whenever possible,\u201d CEO Elon Musk wrote in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Musk said Tesla took out the patents because it feared big car companies would copy its technology, but then discovered the traditional motor industry was not moving swiftly into this area.<\/p>\n \u201cAt best, the large automakers are producing electric cars with limited range in limited volume. Some produce no zero emission cars at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Musk pointed to the role the electric car could play in addressing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the air, if enough of them were made to replace vehicles that burn fossil fuels.<\/p>\n Tesla says it wants to encourage talented engineers from around the world to work to improve\u00a0batteries and other electric car technology.<\/p>\n At the beginning of this year, Tesla had 203 patents covering batteries and other key features. The earliest any of Tesla’s current patents expires is 2026, so the Palo Alto, California is relinquishing a potentially valuable long-term advantage.<\/p>\n Stifel analyst James Albertine says the announcement signals Tesla is open to collaboration as it ramps up production. It currently makes one vehicle, the Model S sedan.<\/p>\n Source: http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/tesla-puts-electric-car-patents-into-public-domain-1.2673617<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors has released all its patents to the public domain in a bid to accelerate development of electric vehicle technology. \u201cTesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. Tesla will not initiate patent … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/zoldenergiablog.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tesla-model-s-300x168.jpg\")
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