"Neuralink, the brain implant company co-founded by Elon Musk, filed to trademark the names in March. But in letters sent to Neuralink in August, the trademark office is refusing to allow the applications to move forward. It says Wesley Berry, a computer scientist and co-founder of tech startup Prophetic, previously filed trademark applications for Telepathy in May 2023 and Telekinesis in August 2024. Prophetic is building a wearable headset to induce lucid dreaming, but only Berry is the author of the trademark applications, not Prophetic."
"Musk's Neuralink, meanwhile, is developing a brain-computer interface that involves a surgically implanted device in the skull that collects brain activity. The company has been using the name Telepathy to describe its first product, which is designed to allow paralyzed people the ability to operate their phones and computers with just their thoughts. Musk unveiled the Telepathy name in a January 2024 social media post, shortly after the company implanted its first volunteer with the technology."
The United States Patent and Trademark Office refused to allow Neuralink's trademark applications for Telepathy and Telekinesis to proceed because Wesley Berry filed earlier intent-to-use applications. Berry's Telepathy application was accepted in December 2024 and his Telekinesis application was accepted in August 2025, but neither trademark is fully registered until Berry shows use in commerce. The USPTO also referenced an existing Telepathy Labs trademark. Prophetic is developing a lucid-dreaming headset, though Berry alone authored the trademark filings. Neuralink is developing an implanted brain-computer interface and has used the Telepathy name for its first product, with nine implants reported.
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