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Seattle drinkware maker MiiR sues Tesla for copying its tumbler lid design

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MiiR is suing Tesla for copying its tumbler lid design and vertical logo. The patent was granted in 2024. MiiR wants an injunction and Tesla’s profits.

Seattle-based drinkware maker MiiR is suing Tesla for allegedly copying the lid design and overall look of its stainless steel tumbler. The lawsuit, filed May 28 in US District Court in Seattle, alleges Tesla’s On The Road Tumbler infringes a design patent covering MiiR’s tumbler lid and mimics the cylindrical shape, rounded base, and vertical logo placement of its 360 Traveler Tumbler.

MiiR accuses Tesla of choosing to “substantially copy” its design rather than “innovate and develop its own unique style.” The company says Tesla was already aware of MiiR’s products because it had previously purchased or considered purchasing them.

At the centre of the case is MiiR’s lid, described in the patent as a “solid, saucer-shaped circular...

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