Rockin’ (Design) Patent – “Percussion Instrument”
Figure 1 of this design patent “is a perspective view of the percussion instrument” Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D758,478 S Filed: 30 May 2013 In the name of: Gaudry Normand Title: Percussion Instrument What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a percussion instrument, as shown and described.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the percussion instrument “as shown”. This design patent appears to relate to the Crystal Lyre product. According […]
