12 Patents of Christmas Past

ByBizMan

Entertaining to follow some of the patents of Christmas past. Here’s something for you to be entertained by as you look into the new year of 2018.

12 Christmas related patents by AboveTheLaw. My favorite is the Santa kit, with big boot pattern and special instructions on how to leave out food and drink, but make sure to sample it well, to show proof positive that there really is a Santa, to those young, skeptical minds.

The USPTO had the 12 days of Christmas, which was pretty entertaining. I went back to review them, only to find that they were gone. Hmmm… Maybe the USPTO is not supposed to have fun.
But, look for the tweets #12DaysOfPatents …

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