Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Oh, patents! My girl™ diamond cut

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Yair Shimansky's 8-sided square-cut diamond with a diamond-shaped table, and a faceted pavilion which also reflects light, is trademarked the My girl™ diamond cut.

The Shimansky My girl™ diamond cut was granted US Design patent USD490741, titled Gemstone. As a reminder :
“a utility patent” protects the way an article is used and works (35 U.S.C. 101), while a “design patent” protects the way an article looks (35 U.S.C. 171) [MPEP Chapt. 1502.01; [R-07.2015]].
The included patent figure 1 shows a top view of the diamond-shaped table. The patent Figure 2 shows the faceted edges of the pavilion from the bottom of the gemstone. Included below, the image of a marketed My girl cut diamond. 


References
Shimansky
MPEP – Chapt. 1502-01 – Distinction between design and utility patent


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