{"id":444,"date":"2018-03-14T16:26:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T16:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2019-01-18T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T18:01:01","slug":"saint-patricks-day-intellectual-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/saint-patricks-day-intellectual-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day Intellectual Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Guinness-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-445\" src=\"https:\/\/omnilegalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Guinness-Logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saint Patrick\u2019s Day started as a religious holiday for honoring the patron saint but is now a more general celebration of Irish culture. Certain items commonly associated with the holiday are subject to intellectual property protection. Indeed, in 1993, shamrock shaped sunglasses, worn by many celebrators, were patented. Additionally, \u201cGreen Coloured Beer and Method for Production Thereof\u201d is also the subject of a patent using blue food coloring to transform the golden color of beer to green. Guinness has also taken steps to protect its iconic Irish product by trademarking their signature Irish harp logo. The company was also the first to patent the \u201cbeer widget\u201d as \u201cImproved Method of and Means for Dispensing Carbonated Liquids from Containers.\u201d The widget is a small sphere, similar to a ping pong ball, aimed at achieving the perfect carbonation and consistency of beer. Lastly, every child\u2019s favorite leprechaun, \u201cLucky\u201d of Lucky Charms cereal has been registered as a trademark in addition to the cereal\u2019s slogan \u201cthey\u2019re magically delicious.\u201d Moreover, the \u201cMulti-Colored Aerated Confectionary Products,\u201d or marshmallow candy, have been patented. #omnilegalgroup #patents #trademarks #StPatricksDay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Patrick\u2019s Day started as a religious holiday for honoring the patron saint but is now a more general celebration of Irish culture. Certain items commonly associated with the holiday are subject to intellectual property protection. Indeed, in 1993, shamrock shaped sunglasses, worn by many celebrators, were patented. 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