https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti...: "Type

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti...: "Typefaces cannot be protected by copyright in the United States". (Note that fonts--e.g. a .ttf or .otf file--can, though.) Other jurisdictions do provide protection for the abstract shapes represented by typefaces.