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Nikola Tesla

First in use: c. 1856
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Tesla, Inc.

First in use: c. 2003

Tesla / Nikola Tesla / Tesla, Inc.

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The inventor vs. the carmaker.

Which meaning of Tesla is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Nikola Tesla came first (c. 1856). Tesla, Inc. arrived in 2003. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1856

Nikola Tesla

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Duplicate · c. 2003

Tesla, Inc.

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