User:Alexstenzel/sandbox

On August 29, 2006 the USPTO   issued for first time a design patent to a food namely a cucumber sandwich. Patent US D527165 is landmark patent because it is the only patent ever issued to non genetically modified food. It is also a good example of a strong design patent since the ornamental design, is uniquely tied into the function of the cucumber sandwichthe two intersecting cucumber halves. It is a historic landmark as for the first time a design patent was issued to a food namely a cucumber. This is the only patent ever issued to a non genetically modified food. without changing it original function being edible. structural modified it without changing it primary function of being an edible item. namely the ornamental design for a cucumber sandwich(patent#: US D527165). The patent is unique because the ornamental design becomes structural relevant as it ads another function to the cucumber and allows for a closed container made from food to hold food sole from one sliced, cored and reassembled cucumber.