Rockin’ (Design) Patent – “Design For A Ukulele”
Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D74,178 Filed: 28 September 1927 In the name of: Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka Title: Design For A Ukulele What’s claimed: “The ornamental design for a ukulele, as shown.” Why this (design) patent rocks: Unlike utility patents, design patents (also called “registered designs”) protect the way all or part of a product looks rather than how it works. This is why the claim here refers to the “ornamental design” for the ukulele “as shown”. According to the Wikipedia page for Kamaka Ukulele (here), which was founded by Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka (the inventor), this design arose because his friends thought a new ukulele design […]
