A Study of Patent Open Source Strategies Based on Open Innovation: The Case of Tesla

Abstract

Most high-tech companies take strict strategies to protect their patents, while traditional patent protection strategies often need to face the challenges such as the slow conversion of patented technology. The patent open source strategy is to free the patent to the user for free and is usually with conditions according to certain rules, such as GNU and GPL contracts, etc. This strategy greatly encourages technology sharing and innovation, and changes the logic of intellectual property protection. At present, the patent open source research in the computer field is relatively common but not yet matured in other high-tech fields. Tesla is a representative of patent open source strategy in the field of non-computer high-tech. In addition to analyze Tesla’s patent open source strategy, this article can also be referenced by other high-tech fields as well as China’s new energy vehicle industry, and provides a reference for formulating long-term development strategies of which.