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In American law Trademarks cannot be "functional" -- you can't trademark the fact that your wheels are round, since wheels have to be round. In Europe their pr
by YokoZar 8y ago
In American law Trademarks cannot be "functional" -- you can't trademark the fact that your wheels are round, since wheels have to be round.
In Europe their priorities are...different.
- jazoom 8y agoBut it seems USA has patents used for that purpose.
- maxerickson 8y agoThe EU has patents. In the US, design patents also can't cover functional elements.
- jazoom 8y agoI think you missed my point, which is readily understood by a quick scan of this website: https://www.eff.org/issues/stupid-patent-month https://www.eff.org/issues/stupid-patent-month
- YokoZar 8y agoYes, but patents expire. A patent on the KitKat would have expired long ago.
- jazoom 8y agoSo do trademarks.