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"CLAIM The ornamental design for packaging, as shown and described." really?

• Cushman 15y ago
  It's called a design patent. It explicitly covers only the ornamental, non-functional design of the object, and is subject to somewhat different terms than a utility patent. In terms of IP law, it's actually quite reasonable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent
  • munin 15y ago
    appreciated, however I don't think that people mean "design" as in aesthetic design when they say "invented" for example, the spinning beach ball is patented... I think we have passed the point where "patented" has anything to do with what people think of as "invention"