Oh, patents! Starship robots (5) Industrial design

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

The distinctive-looking features of the Starship Technologies delivery robots are filed in a series of Canadian Industrial Design Registrations at the Canadian Industrial Property Office (CIPO), per the provisions of the Canadian Industrial Design Act. 

Industrial Design Registration in Canada, protects the way an object looks, in contrast to the way the object works, what it is made of, or how it is made. Protection may be obtained for the whole finished product, or parts of it, for a period of up to 15 years.

For example, the following Canadian Industrial Design Registration CA167756  protects the ornamental features of the Starship Technologies delivery robots. The Figure 5 photo, on file as part of this Canadian Industrial Design Registration CA167756, is included below.

References

Canadian Industrial Design Act: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-9/index.html

Starship Technologies: https://www.starship.xyz/