Framed art reproduction
CA 2259991 A1 · Owner: Hallmark Cards, Incorporated · Inventors: Harding, William D.; Liddle, William; Harding, Glenn T.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A framed art reproduction comprises: i) a thin sheet (12) of deformable substrate having an artistic image (22) reproduced on a front face thereof ii) the thin sheet having an integral raised land portion (24) containing the image, an integral flange surrounding the raised land and an integral continuous lip (26) interconnecting the raised land of the flange the lip , being of a predetermined height defined by an extent to which the raised land is deformed in the substrate; iii) a matte (14) for framing the raised land the matte having an aperture (28) provided therein as defined by an aperture edge (30) of the matte, the aperture edge being dimensioned to engage the continuous lip …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 30, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 30, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 30, 2019.
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