Tesla share: trademark dispute over "Cybercap" – Tesla sues beverage manufacturer

• Tesla sues UNIBEV over trademark dispute over “Cybercab”
• Tesla accuses UNIBEV of “trademark squatting”.
• The Cybercab may be available for under $30,000 before 2027

The electric car manufacturer Tesla from Elon Musk intensifies the dispute over the name “Cybercab”. As Electrek reports, the US company has filed a 167-page complaint with the US Patent Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against French beverage giant UNIBEV, which has so far blocked the trademark. Citing the documents filed, Electrek reports that Tesla is accusing UNIBEV of fraud, bad faith and brand dilution – just weeks before production of the Cybercab is set to ramp up at Gigafactory Texas.

Tesla vs. UNIBEV – dispute over Cybercab escalates

The complaint, filed on February 18, 2026, cites five separate legal claims against UNIBEV’s trademark application, according to Electrek. According to Electrek, the application relates to goods and services in classes 12 and 39 – including cars, other vehicles and even aircraft. Based on the documents, Electrek reports that Tesla is accusing the French beverage maker of deliberately deceiving the US patent authority. The company stated that no one else uses the terms “cyber”, “cab” or “cyber cab” for similar products – although Tesla had already presented the Cybercab at the “We, Robot” event in October 2024 and it was reported internationally, even if the US company had not yet registered the trademark at the time, it is said.

Tesla also questions the company’s motives: Founder Jean-Louis Lentali has no connection to the automotive industry – the procedure is a classic case of “trademark squatting”, i.e. the precautionary or speculative registration of a trademark, often without the intention of actually using it to profit from well-known brands or to block competitors. According to Electrek, this impression is further supported by Lentali’s social media activities: he follows several members of the Musk family, including the Tesla boss himself and the space company SpaceX.

UNIBEV blocks Tesla’s “Cybercab” trademark

According to Electrek, UNIBEV has already registered several trademarks related to Tesla – including “Teslaquila”, “Cyberquad” and “Cybertaxi”. The chronology is particularly explosive: UNIBEV registered “Cybercab” in France in April 2024 – months before Tesla’s official presentation of the vehicle in October 2024. Registration in the USA followed just two weeks after Tesla’s unveiling, even before Tesla itself became active in November 2024. Tesla sees this not only as a risk of confusion with the existing CYBERTRUCK registrations, but also as an attempt to suggest a business connection to Tesla that does not exist, it continues.

Tesla starts Cybercab production despite ongoing trademark dispute

The trademark dispute comes at a critical time for Tesla. According to a post from Tesla on X (formerly Twitter), the first Cybercab without a steering wheel rolled off the assembly line in Texas on February 17th:

First Cybercab off the production line at Giga Texas pic.twitter.com/kY8vCqtrCA

-Tesla (@Tesla) February 17, 2026

According to Electrek, Elon Musk has announced that a cybercab priced under $30,000 will be delivered to customers before 2027. The Cybercab dispenses with a steering wheel and pedals and relies entirely on Tesla’s autonomous driving software, which experts say is still far from meeting the requirements for safe operation, it said.

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