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Re: check this out! (the things ya do at work eh? :P)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 6 Apr 2001 06:47:59 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, David Drew writes:
> As far as I was aware, you cannot patent a design, you can only patent a
> process. The designs have a copyright, instead. So the brick's design is
> copyrighted, the method of making the brick is patented.
The term used is "method of manufacture" which is not necessarily a
'process' and can (and does) include products, processes, and methods.
Lego *does* hold patents in his bricks. A search of Lugnet will yield some
details. For instance: US patent 3,005,282 is for the 2x4 brick.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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 | | Re: check this out! (the things ya do at work eh? :P)
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| As far as I was aware, you cannot patent a design, you can only patent a process. The designs have a copyright, instead. So the brick's design is copyrighted, the method of making the brick is patented. What do other people know about patents? (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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