Neuralink files on Elon Musk to the Telepathy Commercial Brand

Elon Musk Implantation Company, Falsesubmitted applications to the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) to hold the names exclusively TelepathyTelekinesis and others for future products.

Neuralink, which Musk Cofounded in 2016 develops a technology known as the brain-computer interface, a system that decodes brain activity to control the output device. Musk said the company’s first product would be called telepathy and would allow people with paralysis of the ability to control a computer or phone only by thinking. But the NEURALINK trademark app implies that the company has ambitions of its technology, which allows telepathic communication not only with electronic devices but also between people.

The Neuralink interface includes a brain implant that collects neural signals and software that translates these signals into the cursor movements on a computer screen. So far, three people have received the Neuralink experimental implant as part of a study of early feasibility. The first, Noland ArboHe underwent brain surgery in January 2024 to get the device. In November, the company received permission for Open a test site in CanadaS

The company TEMPTION APPLICATION APPLICATIONFiled on March 3, describes the product as “implantable brain on a computer interface to facilitate communication and control of software and hardware.” The claim to “facilitate communication” may mean that telepathy aims to help paralyzed people communicate by introducing an external device, but it can also mean allowing telepathic communication between individuals with Neuralink implants.

“The question is what kind of communication?” Says trademark lawyer Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben IP. “Sometimes things are hidden in the sight of these applications.” However, he warns that claims for trademark applications can be speculative and too wide than patent applications, which should be more detailed about how the invention works and what it will be used for. However, the resolution of telepathic communication would fit into the broader vision of Musk for Neuralink.

Musk has long been interested in the concept of activating telepathy with a brain interface. In a A long illustrated explanatory from 2017 In which he outlined the idea behind his new company Neuralink then, Musk advocates for thought communication between people. “If I would tell you a concept, you would essentially join a consensus telepathy. You will not need to verbalize yourself unless you want to add a little sense to the conversation or something, but the conversation will be a conceptual interaction at a level that is difficult to think right now, “Musk told Blogger Tim Urban at the time.

Musk recently discussed the telepathic ambitions of Neuralink of Podcast Lex Fridman In August 2024, “whole new ways of interacting with the computer can be unlocked,” Friedman said, citing potential improvements to the speed and accuracy of the Neuralink device. “And with other people,” Musk replied. “Provided they have – and they want – unsurpassed.”

Musk speculates that healthy people will eventually get brain implants, allowing people to achieve “symbiosis” with artificial intelligenceS