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by nicholassmith 4306 days ago
Somewhere a Keurig engineer has gone 'shit'. As far as I know the law for Europe, you're not allowed to use another companies logo form on a commercial product without prior agreement, which is why clothing houses like to heavily brand their items as they can't prevent a competitor from stealing the cut of the item but they can prevent them from using a logo.
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Exactly this. Lululemon, TNA, Guess, whatever all make sure their logo is clearly visible for the very reason the design itself isn't patentable, but you make the logo the selling feature.