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In the United States, smell copyright is well-established case law. Smells can be copyrighted if they're not a functional part of the product. Perfume no, smel
by CapitalistCartr 8y ago
In the United States, smell copyright is well-established case law. Smells can be copyrighted if they're not a functional part of the product. Perfume no, smell added to shovels to distinguish your brand, sure.
Edit: Trademark, not copyright, damn it!
- mey 8y agoIs that copyright or trademark?
- CapitalistCartr 8y agoYes, trademark. I don't know what possessed me.
- Angostura 8y agoPlaydoh recently managed to trademark its smell.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoThat's interesting, I thought the smell was a result of the ingredients - which would make it non-distinctive and unsuitable for a trademark (as others would be excluded from making the product so the trademark would operate as a perpetual patent). Maybe the smell is a trademark only for other goods (I don't know what Class Playdoh falls in, toys?), eg Playdoh scented merch? On searching I found an informed, brief treatment here https://loweringthebar.net/2018/05/play-doh-smell-trademarked.html https://loweringthebar.net/2018/05/play-doh-smell-trademarke....
- type0 8y agoit's IP - i.e impossible plonkers
- ummonk 8y agoThat's surprising. Smells to distinguish your brand seems more like a trademark than a copyright...
- reality_czech 8y agoIf Oracle gets its way, code smells will be copyrightable as well.
- JDWolf 8y agosmells like burnt money
- r00fus 8y agov11i smells like software license audits.
- PunchTornado 8y agothey have plenty
- techdragon 8y agoIs it actually copyright or a protection similar to trade dress like the use of a specific colour delivery vans and matching uniforms.