Can a Fancy Leg Stand on Its Own as a Trademark? The Recent Case of In re Kason Ep.152

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Can a Fancy Leg Stand on Its Own as a Trademark? The Recent Case of In re Kason Ep.152 You cannot get a design patent or a trademark registered for something that is considered "functional" -- but here's the tricky part: what counts as "functional" depends on whether you're talking about trademark law or patent law. Kason Industries Inc. recently learned this the hard way when it was denied trademark registration, but received a design patent for its same metal leg product. Learn why the difference in the definition of "functional" can make your break your ability to get a trademark registered or a design patent issued. &nbsp; Connect with Adam Diament E-mail: adiament@nolanheimann.com &nbsp; Website: https://www.nolanheimann.com/legal-team/adam-diament &nbsp; Phone/Text: (424)281-0162 &nbsp; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5cTADZzJfPoyQMjnW-rtRw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trademarkpatentlaw/ &nbsp; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-diament-j-d-ph-d-180a005/ &nbsp; Amazon Book Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B005SV2RZC/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=831aff71-513b-4158-ad73-386ede491e93 Patenting for Inventors https://www.nolanheimann.com/legal-team/adam-diament <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35813825/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/35813825