Re: Poor Man's Copyright---British style???

Jack <"invention4u"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Sat, 29 Nov 
2003 01:20:04 +0100....
> under US patent law, you can get patent issued for a design.
[...] 
> Are you suggesting that there is no need to file design patent
> application ?

Not at all.

"Design patent" is a US name.  But this thread is about the UK, not the 
US.  In the UK, we don't call them design patents.  We call them 
registered designs.  Same thing, just a different name.

So, please re-read my previous post.  I said:

[quote]
If you want a rather stronger registered right, however, look at 
registered designs ...
[end quote]

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