[net.followup] Software Piracy -- Design Patents

msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) (04/13/84)

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>	However, I think it is also rather rare to take out design patents.

On the contrary they are probably more common than "normal" patents.
Everything from the Coca-Cola bottle to the Rolls Royce radiator is
covered by design patents.
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