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a) Amazon isn't a monopoly. b) Retailers have been doing this for decades e.g. Walmart and their Great Value brand. c) Patents and copyrights are the defences
by threeseed 6y ago
a) Amazon isn't a monopoly.
b) Retailers have been doing this for decades e.g. Walmart and their Great Value brand.
c) Patents and copyrights are the defences that companies like Peak Design need to use.
- nl 6y ago> c) Patents and copyrights are the defences that companies like Peak Design need to use. In this case a design patent[1] (which is NOT the same as a normal patent) is the only hope. But that's pretty unlikely to succeed here given how similar the PD version is to older designs. [1] https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/types-patent-applications/design-patent-application-guide#differ https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/types-patent-applicatio...
- thaumasiotes 6y agoYou can't copyright fashion.
- chx 6y agoWhether Amazon is a monopoly is a question for the DOJ, I feel.