Re: copyrights and trademarks and patents, oh my!

lisa skeen wrote:
OK, but as I read the original question, what I think Brian is getting at (the bottom line) is, if I use a stack and whack method that someone else developed, following his/her directions, is it legal to sell the resultant quilt, or is that copyright infringement?
I can't see how it possibly could be, but I'm not an intellectual property attorney. If it is advertised as a "Stack'n'Whack" quilt, using that specific term, there might be a case for trademark infringement. If the quilt you are selling is an exact copy of one in the book -- same fabrics, same colors, same placement of parts of the design -- there MIGHT be cause for complaint; otherwise, I don't see where there would be a problem. There are enough other pattern writers writing similar patterns that I don't think it would be possible to prove without a doubt whose instructions you followed, or that you used someone else's instructions.

Julia in MN

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