Talk:Florence Kate Upton
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What's this taken from? And could there be a copyright problem? --Spudtater 22:23, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Patent vs. trademark
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- Unfortunately, Florence neglected to patent the character and consequently lost a considerable amount in royalties. Recognising a large and profitable market, many toy companies took advantage of the popularity of the books and started to manufacture the doll, while other writers and illustrators took equal advantage, but in doing so changed the very soul of the Uptons’ creation.
IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer), but the idea that you could patent a character seems rather strange to me; typically, characters are trademarked. Is this just a mistake? If not, some explanation why patenting a character would be possible (not to mention desirable over trademarking it) would be nice. -- Schnee (cheeks clone) 14:32, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
