-What are the limitations of a color design patent? How would you go about explaining that...

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-What are the limitations of a color design patent? How would you go about explaining that the purple color of the iPhone is ornamental and improves the appearance of the iPhone and not its actual function? -Now pretend your color design patent is denied because the patent office finds the matte coating of the purple on the iPhone is functional and not ornamental in that it prevents the phone from slipping from the grip of someone holding the phone. How would you make the argument that the matte coating on the purple phone is purely ornamental? Provide your argument below: -Pretend you make the above argument, but the patent office once again denies your color design patent. Apple is getting impatient because they are ready to send the purple iPhone design to production to start making profits. How would you instruct apple concerning the color design so that you could still push things through with the patent office to permit Apple's purple iPhone to be put on the market? -What are the limitations of a color design patent? How would you go about explaining that the purple color of the iPhone is ornamental and improves the appearance of the iPhone and not its actual function? -Now pretend your color design patent is denied because the patent office finds the matte coating of the purple on the iPhone is functional and not ornamental in that it prevents the phone from slipping from the grip of someone holding the phone. How would you make the argument that the matte coating on the purple phone is purely ornamental? Provide your argument below: -Pretend you make the above argument, but the patent office once again denies your color design patent. Apple is getting impatient because they are ready to send the purple iPhone design to production to start making profits. How would you instruct apple concerning the color design so that you could still push things through with the patent office to permit Apple's purple iPhone to be put on the market?

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ANSWER Limitations of a color design patent Functionality A color design patent may be denied if the color is found to serve a functional purpose rather than being purely ornamental This means that if ... View the full answer