keyman1970 wrote:these law fall far short of abrhams vs leeson where the former duplicated a key profile and then the key the court ruling on this was that keys cannot be pateted only add ons eg a pin on a spring as in new yales
or the head so basically if your key head isnt the same as the key head on the duplicated key no one federal or local can hold you to account.
BUT if the duplicate is used in the commision of a crime or terrorist act you are fully accountable under other acts.so its the classic yes you can but no you can't catch 22.
civle action for duplication is nigh on impossable in the states as well as in europe but they can get you for other charges criminally so go carefull
Then what difference does it make if it's DND stamped Primus whose patent is now expired or a plain KW1 since duplicating either is the same legally?
It's a common practice for home owner to tend a key to a contractor's representative for unsupervised access to their house. When you're asked to duplicate a KW1, how do you know it's not one of them making a copy for himself during lunch break?
Look at all the Atlas, Brinks, etc home locks. Many are based on Kwikset system and have the same basic headshape as KW1. Unless key ornamental design can be demonstrated to be a concern for the user, I don't believe it is patentable.
