[time-nuts] FCC Chair Talks Spectrum, Gets GPS Letter
Charles P. Steinmetz
charles_steinmetz at lavabit.com
Thu Mar 8 02:18:31 UTC 2012
>Then again, Apple has managed to patent and defend in court the ipad
>color scheme.
That would presumably be a design patent, which protects the
ornamental design of a functional item (more like a trademark,
really). Not at all the same as a utility patent (what most people
think of as a "patent"), which protects the functionality of an item.
Best regards,
Charles
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