The pot, as a manufactured good, belongs to the category of patents, which are difficult to obtain. Allowing firms to use the copyright law to stop the sale of their competitors 'goods was determined to be unreasonable.
這是因為，製成品屬於專利法新式樣的保護範圍，部份廠商因專利權申請不易，便走捷徑申請著作權，一旦有人用到這些圖案，就向法院告發，將整個製成品扣押查禁，說來並不合理。