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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 11:52:31 GMT
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David Drew wrote:
> 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.
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> What do other people know about patents?
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> later,
> David Drew.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richie Dulin" <rdulin@mailandnews.com>
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> While that's true, TLC would not be able to "re patent" the design (patents
> are only good for 25 years iirc). They can patent new pieces, and this stops
> evil clone brands copying the current sets (and explains why evil clone
> brand sets tend to be brick rich).
I believe that what lego brick designs are covered under is a "design patent"
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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? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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