Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has just opened up his company’s patents, saying that the company will not “initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.”

In a Thursday blog post on the company’s website, Musk described that Tesla has gone so far as to take down framed copies of the company’s patents that had hung in its lobby for some time.

In a conference call with reporters also on Thursday, Musk added that the company plans on aggressively filing electric car-related patents and opening them to the public as a pre-emptive measure to thwart other companies or potential patent trolls. This also applies retroactively to all currently held Tesla patents.

"I do think we need some patent reform, and I know there was almost some patent reform that took place,” he said. "No reasonable person would say that the current patent system is suited to foster innovation."

Musk went on to say that he didn't know the current value of Tesla's patents, but he felt that basing a company's valuation on its patent portfolio is not an effective way to judge its success, compared to how well the company attracts and motivates talent.

Musk also added that Tesla wants to encourage a standard for high-speed charging, which could be used between EV manufacturers. He specifically noted that Tesla had been in talks with BMW about creating such a standard.

This move has a rare precedent in the tech industry: Twitter made a similar commitment in 2012. According to its "Innovator's Patent Agreement," or IPA, Twitter will not use any patents derived from employee inventions in offensive lawsuits without the inventor's permission.