R3X exterior design patent approval

[theonetruestripes]

Looks like something from Eastern Europe.

To me it looks like a 1970s VW Rabbit or Golf. Which I understand is not everyone’s idea of “cool” or even “good”, but it is a nostalgia kick because my first car was one of them. In yellow. So obviously if the R3X has a compass yellow (or other yellow) it is going to make me want one...despite actually strongly disliking that car and color “the first time around”.

Finally, if its something really important, then it should not be disclosed and treated as a trade secret.

Unless it is going to be obvious once released in which case even weak patent protection beats trade secret protection (but try to not let the patent progress to a public stage until the product is released). Trade secrets are allowed to be reverse engineered (i.e. if anyone can buy the product and figure out how something protected by a trade secret works they face zero penalty for using it -- so a trade secret for a unique UI element like a spinning disc that goes through a steering wheel and does one thing if pressed form above the wheel and another if pressed from below is more or less useless because it isn’t hard to figure out how to make one of those work -- a design patent may only protect you if someone copies it exactly, but that at least is a little protection!).

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[SDH]

Just make the frickin' thing and sell it to me. Now.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

Ya. Was wondering how they would handle the tail lights situation. Original design was cool but wouldn’t have been approved.

Same here. I see that they cut into the light bar slightly on each side. I mean you have to have indicators on the sides of the rear, especially when the hatch is raised and things like the caution lights are on. The only other solution is to have the lights repeated in the rear spoiler.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

To me it looks like a 1970s VW Rabbit or Golf. Which I understand is not everyone’s idea of “cool” or even “good”, but it is a nostalgia kick because my first car was one of them. In yellow. So obviously if the R3X has a compass yellow (or other yellow) it is going to make me want one...despite actually strongly disliking that car and color “the first time around”.

I’m getting similar vibes. My first car was a Plymouth Horizon, based on the Talbot Horizon in Europe. I got a used one in the 90’s. I drove that thing until it fell apart. I didn’t really like it back then, but I’ve got crazy nostalgia for it now.

On a side note, everyone that’s seen the R3/R3X in person says it’s bigger than they thought. It’s also got more ground clearance than a compact hatchback as well. I think a similar thing happened to the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The proportions say compact hatchback, but upon further inspection it’s more of a compact crossover (i.e. larger).

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

Rivian was awarded a patent on the R3X exterior design. Posted by @Hilbe

It’s coming. (2028?)

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