There are a surprising number of old puppet patents in the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
One of the more surprising sources of interesting, detailed information about different types of puppets is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Unlike artistic and intellectual works like music, books and movies, inventions and technical processes aren’t covered by copyright. While the artistic design of a puppet character is protected by copyright or even trademark law, any unique mechanical or technical aspects of it have to be patented in order to be protected.
Keep your eye on PuppetBuilding.com this week if you want to see some old, interesting puppet-related patents from the archives of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
