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Design Patents
In the United States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of an article of manufacture. Design patents are a type of industrial design right. Ornamental designs of jewelry, furniture, beverage containers (Fig. 1) and computer icons are examples of objects that are covered by design patents. A similar intellectual property right, a registered design, can be obtained in other countries. In Kenya, Japan, South Korea and Hungary, industrial designs are registered after performing an official novelty search. In the countries of the European Community, one needs to only pay an official fee and meet other formal requirements for registration (e.g. Community design at EUIPO, Germany, France, Spain). For the member states of WIPO, cover is afforded by registration at WIPO and examination by the designated member states in accordance with the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement. Protections A US design patent covers the ornamental design of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coke Bottle Patent
Coke usually refers to: * Coca-Cola, a brand of soft drink **The Coca-Cola Company * Slang term for cocaine, a psychoactive substance and illicit drug Substances Soft drinks *Cola, any soft drink similar to Coca-Cola * Generic name for a soft drink Other substances * Coke (fuel), a solid carbonaceous residue derived from the destructive distillation of coal * Petroleum coke, a solid, carbon-rich residue derived from the distillation of crude oil People * Coke (surname), a list of people * Koch (surname), a variant of the surname, may also be pronounced "coke" * Coke (footballer) (b. 1987), real name Jorge Andújar Moreno, Spanish footballer * Coke Escovedo (1941–1986), American percussionist * Coke Reed (b. 1940), American mathematician * Coke R. Stevenson (1888–1975), Governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947 Other uses * ''Coke'' (album), 1975 album by Coke Escovedo * Coke County, Texas, a county in central Texas, United States * COKE (programming language), a FOCAL-based pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |