To: roadcat
Sigh!
The idea that a "design element" such as the shape of a speaker hole can be patented is "patently" ridiculous. I wish the judges would get a clue and just start throwing these kind of cases out as a matter of course.
3 posted on
08/14/2012 6:22:12 PM PDT by
Sparticus
(Tar and feathers for the next dumb@ss Republican that uses the word bipartisanship.)
To: Sparticus
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The idea that a "design element" such as the shape of a speaker hole can be patented is "patently" ridiculous. --
35 U.S.C. 171 Patents for designs. Whoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
From
MPEP 1501 - Statutes and Rules Applicable to Design Patents
13 posted on
08/16/2012 7:24:25 AM PDT by
Cboldt
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