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Tesla’s Lasers on Vehicle Patent

TraskBritt Intellectual Property

The Tesla laser patent application also considers using the technology to clean debris from photovoltaic solar panels. Figure 2B in Tesla’s laser patent application illustrates lasers mounted on the exterior of one of Tesla’s electric cars. Steps to Obtain a Patent. Filing a patent application first requires an invention.

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ChatGPT and Intellectual Property (IP) related Topics

LexBlog IP

However, it should be noted that the Copyright Office, in its publication, noted that “[i]ndividuals who use AI technology in creating a work may claim copyright protection for their own contributions to that work.” Without a confidentiality agreement in place, such disclosure would likely be considered to be public.