Rockin’ (Design) Patent – Gibson Brands’ “Headphone Amplifier”
Rockin’ (Design) Patent: US Design Patent No. D768,955 Filed: 22 January 2015 In the name of: Gibson Brands Inc. Title: Headphone Amplifier What’s Claimed: “The ornamental design for a headphone amplifier, as shown and described.” 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 headphone amplifier“as shown”. This design patent seems to relate to Neat Microphones’ Beehive product which is discussed here. If you’re a patent-savvy music tech business looking for patent […]
