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- Subject: Re: Interface monopolies
- From: jim@netlink.cts.com (Jim Bowery)
- Message-ID: <JHLBuB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
- References: <bhayden.721864905@teal>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 23:04:06 PST
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- bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden) writes:
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- > jim@netlink.cts.com (Jim Bowery) writes:
- >
- > >I'll try to dig up some sources, but my point is more one of what
- > >should distinguish design patents from copyrights. There is, for
- > >example, a design patent covering handle angles for some tools.
- >
- > Note that a copyright will not protect the angle of those handles.
- > There seems to be little if any overlap between design patents and
- > copyrights.
- >
- I provided the example of the tool handle because I thought it was
- an appropriate use of design patents.
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