[Openfontlibrary] Fonts: Patents, Trademarks

[Fontfreedom at aol.com]

>Also, developing a high-quality typeface can be a lot of  work;
>Microsoft spent over a million US dollars on Arial, I've  heard.
 
It's my understanding very few fonts are patented. I suppose if you spend  $1 
Million on developing a font, you can afford the average $10,000 (but can be  
much higher than that) filing fees to get a patent in the U.S. + the cost of  
your patent lawyer.
 
A trademark is much cheaper.
 
Here's the current pricelist for both patents and trademarks. (Note that  you 
will generally have to pay many of these various fees for a patent, esp. if  
there are any disputes.)
 
_http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee2008october02.htm#patapp_ 
(http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/qs/ope/fee2008october02.htm#patapp) 
 
 
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