Source: The Next Web
Nine years after promising the second-generation Roadster, Tesla has moved from engineering commitment to brand asset protection—filing a trademark for a supercar badge that exists in isolation from the actual product. This inverts typical automaker logic, where badges follow cars. Tesla is securing intellectual property for a vehicle that remains vaporware, suggesting either genuine production readiness or a calculated play to maintain brand heat and trademark claims without delivery pressure. The move shows how much of Tesla's growth narrative now depends on unfulfilled promises that require legal defense rather than manufacturing proof.