Re: Copying patents (Was: Copyrights on Recipes)

On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, Cindy Dewald <ciscokid[_at_]novagate.com> wrote:
>
> I am curious of the possiblity of making copies of cake pattern designs
> such as a cake shaped in the form of a dinasour that I found in a
> children's cake recipe book. I would not copy the actualy cake and
> frosting recipes but just the designs and layout of the actual cake.
> I also want to include some tips for frosting a cake.

IIRC, there is potentially pertinant copyright case law involving a major media company (possibly Disney) and a bake shop which was using character(s) owned by the media company. Courts found against the baker, I believe. Might have been Barney, I'm not sure of the specifics.

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