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@ Typographica
2025-03-07 01:07:16
Fun type design and labor facts:
1. The first US design patent was a typeface patent.
https://typographica.org/on-typography/copyright-protection-of-typefaces/#comment-1418735
The US denies copyright protection for typefaces, but not font software (for now… https://typedrawers.com/discussion/comment/65603/#Comment_65603).
Foundries may be able to protect a type design with a patent, and a typeface name with a trademark.
https://www.commarts.com/columns/fonts-and-the-law
#Patents #Copyright #Fonts #TypeDesign #Typefaces #Typography #TrademarkLaw #Labor #Unions #Typography #TypeDesign #Printing