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Still shouldn't be patentable. I understand if you're trying to prevent counterfeit. But Tesla trucks aren't trying to pass off as Nikola trucks or whatever vap
by atonse 9y ago
Still shouldn't be patentable. I understand if you're trying to prevent counterfeit. But Tesla trucks aren't trying to pass off as Nikola trucks or whatever vaporware that company has.
Pure patent troll rubbish.
- mark-r 9y agoMaybe rubbish, but if it's legal rubbish then there's a problem. Our patent system is screwed up beyond belief. I had thought that maybe design patents were a new thing, but a little research shows they aren't. The first was in 1842, and the Coke bottle in 1915 is a notable example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent The only ray of light is that a design patent is invalid if the design has a functional benefit.
- TheAdamist 8y agoInvalid if functional? Can only hope that aerodynamic windshield patent is invalid for that reason then.
- dragonwriter 9y agoThe fact that Samsung phones were not trying to pass themselves off as Apple phones didn't protect them from being successfully sued over Apple design patents, so I'm not sure why the same thing would protect Tesla from Nikola.
- jacquesm 9y agoThey're both American companies this time around. If Apple had been Korean and Samsung American I would not have bet on the same outcome.