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chrisbennet
on June 13, 2014
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All Our Patent Are Belong To You
"We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. Our primary long-term competition is in China," said Musk in the interview. "If we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book."
Perhaps Tesla relies on trade secrecy as well?
omegant
on June 13, 2014
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It´s easier to keep a rocket under trade secrecy than a car that can be disassembled and copied as soon as you got your hands on it.
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Perhaps Tesla relies on trade secrecy as well?