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To be really pedantic about it, it's arguable that they are inventions (someone had to be the first to put four rocks in a row), but it's such a blindly obvious
by cheald 14y ago
To be really pedantic about it, it's arguable that they are inventions (someone had to be the first to put four rocks in a row), but it's such a blindly obvious "invention" that it's insanely laughable to afford it any kind of protections at all.
- bmuon 14y agoAnd that's because design, when done right, is obvious.
- veemjeem 14y agoI think it's only obvious in hindsight. The massively popular Ugg boots are not seemingly "obvious design".
- option_greek 14y agoWhich is the reason design should not enjoy patent protection. No one says transistor when done right is obvious.
- Evbn 14y agoDesign patents aren't for inventions. They are like trademarks, ornamental figures that are protected from impersonation, sort of like a policemans uniform. Anything functional is expressly out of scope for a design patent.