You can also patent the shape of a bottle. https://patents.google.com/patent/USD48160S/en https://patents.google.com/patent/USD48160S/en (yes, its an old one).

You can also patent the shape of a bottle. https://patents.google.com/patent/USD48160S/en https://patents.google.com/patent/USD48160S/en (yes, its an old one). These fall into the classification of design patent which covers ornamental non-functional elements of a particular item. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent Design patents also cover typefaces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_typefaces#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protecti... -- note that typefaces cannot be copyrighted in the United States Design patents differ from a utility patent which covers how something works.