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		hedora on Feb 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The coming IP war over facts derived from books Taco Bell succesfully patented the hexagonal tortilla folding pattern they use for Crunch Wrap Supremes.

vanniv on Feb 12, 2020 [–]

That's fascinating. Was that a design or utility patent?

Oh dear me, it was a utility patent.

They spent years trying to get it approved and ultimately abandoned the application (presumably realizing they were never going to get it)

Application #US20080020106A1

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