Rivian sells the R2 as a midsize electric SUV, but it still won’t let go of one name: the Rivian R2T. On October 7, 2026, Rivian filed a brand-new U.S. trademark application for “R2T,” plus a matching one for “R1X.” That’s the third time Rivian has applied for R2T, and the timing says a lot about how badly it wants to keep the name.
What Rivian filed
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC filed a new application for R2T on October 7, 2026, serial number 50149468, in Class 12 (vehicles), according to the USPTO record via Trademarkia. A new R1X application, serial number 50149462, went in the same day.
The R2T goods list opens with “land vehicles; electric land vehicles; land vehicles, namely, electric cars, trucks and SUVs” and also covers “fully battery electric, high performance land vehicles” and ATVs. It was filed on an intent-to-use basis and hasn’t been assigned to an examiner yet. And Rivian didn’t skimp on the details: CarMoses reports that the two new applications share an identical list of 193 goods, running all the way down to tailgates, rooftop tents and built-in cooking units and sinks.
Why Rivian had to refile now
An intent-to-use application gives a company time to put a product on sale, but that time runs out. After the USPTO allows a mark, the applicant has six months to show real use and can extend that five times, for 36 months in total.
Rivian has been around this block before. Its first R2T application dates to October 2018 and was abandoned in June 2022 because no statement of use was ever filed, CarMoses reports. A second application followed on May 11, 2022. That one had its own close call: EV / eletric-vehicles.com reported in October 2025 that it was marked abandoned over a missed deadline and then revived on petition.
This time the clock was even tighter. Per CarMoses, the second application was allowed on October 10, 2023, so its 36-month window ended on October 10, 2026. Rivian filed the new one three days earlier. The same outlet notes that Rivian let its R3T, R4T and R5T applications lapse in early 2024 without refiling. R2T is the “T” name it keeps renewing.
Where a Rivian R2T would fit
Rivian’s naming has always followed a simple pattern: R1T is the pickup and R1S is the SUV. That’s why “R2T” reads to most fans as a pickup on the smaller R2 platform.
The R2 itself is a five-seat midsize electric SUV. Rivian’s specs put it at 185.9 inches long on a 115.6-inch wheelbase, compared with 200.8 inches for the R1S. The 2027 R2 Standard starts at $44,990 in the U.S., and Rivian lists it with an estimated 275 miles of range and 350 hp.
According to CarMoses, R2 production began in Normal, Illinois, in April 2026, with a Georgia plant set to follow. The outlet also notes that when CEO RJ Scaringe was asked in May about an R2 pickup, he said, “There are other variants of R2, which we haven’t shown,” then added, “I want to be careful not to announce the program.”
Connect the dots and a smaller R2-based pickup would sit below the R1T in size and price. That’s still speculation, though. Rivian has not announced one, and there are no specs, pricing or dates.
And what about R1X?
Rivian has used the “X” suffix before, on the R3X, a performance version of the smaller R3 shown in March 2024 (EV / eletric-vehicles.com). Following that logic, an R1X could be a harder-edged version of the R1. Just know that’s a guess: Rivian has never described such a vehicle.
What’s confirmed
- Rivian filed new R2T (serial 50149468) and R1X (serial 50149462) applications on October 7, 2026.
- Both are intent-to-use filings and are still pending, as the USPTO record shows.
- The R2 SUV starts at $44,990 for 2027, according to Rivian.
What’s rumored or reported
- CarMoses reports that this is the third R2T application, filed just before the previous one ran out of extensions.
- Whether an R2-based pickup (R2T) is actually in development is still unconfirmed. Scaringe’s “other variants of R2” comment is as far as Rivian has gone.
- What an R1X would be is anyone’s guess.
- R2T pricing, range, bed size and launch timing are all unknown. None has been announced, and we won’t guess.
The bottom line
A trademark application reserves a name. It doesn’t promise a truck. What the filing does show is persistence: eight years and three applications later, Rivian still won’t give up “R2T.” For now, if you want a Rivian pickup, the R1T is the only one on sale.
Featured image: Lcaa9 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. The photo shows the Rivian R2 SUV; no R2T pickup has been shown.
