However , in the USA novel and non-obvious typeface designs are subject to protection by design patents .
In Eltra Corp. v. Ringer , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that typeface designs are not subject to copyright .
In the USA novel and non-obvious typeface designs are subject to protection by design patents .
In Eltra Corp. v. Ringer , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that typeface designs are not subject to copyright .