Tesla goes to the brand "Teslaquila"

Tesla Inc. filed the "Teslaquila" trademark, which was part of several April Fool's Day jokes, posted on Twitter by CEO Elon Musk.

April 1st jokes included Tesla

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had fallen "so bankrupt, you can not believe it" even after resorting to "a massive sale of last-minute Easter eggs". then.

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Musk has been widely criticized for its April tweets and bankruptcy jokes after Tesla's 22% fall in March, the worst monthly performance of the stock since December 2010, in the face of concerns over model 3 production. .

At the request of the US Patent and Trademark Office, first reported by CNBC, the mark is for "Distilled agave liquor; Distilled liquor of blue agave. The tequila is made from the blue agave plant.

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Musk later on Friday tweeted an alleged tag for "Teslaquila," which prompted some Twitter users to gorge themselves on jokes about marijuana and others.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The title has lost 18% this year, versus 2.7% and 1.8% for the S & P 500 index

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and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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