The Clarinet BBoard
|
Author: Kontra
Date: 2011-08-12 00:21
Can someone tell me about this brand? I'm thinking of buying an ocarina with this name on it, and I was wondering if it has any links to Selmer, because I've seen this on Selmer Brevete clarinets before. If so this would make the ocarina more desirable, to me anyway.
The ocarina is made of metal and it dates to around the same time as when Brevete clarinets were made, I believe.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2011-08-12 02:33
"Brevete S.G.D.G" just means "Patented without Guarantee by the Government", a French legal term put on many products. It is not a brand name, any more than the word "Patented" on a product made by an English-speaking company. You need to look for some other marking that would indicate the brand.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2011-08-12 14:35
I've always taken this term to be the French equivalent of "patent pending".
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: DaveKessler
Date: 2011-08-26 20:58
You are correct SteveG. It is essentially saying that the patent for the design has been applied for but is not yet approved... aka Patent Pending.
After this is approved, they move to using Déposé which means "registered"
Dave Kessler
Kessler & Sons Music
http://www.kesslermusic.com
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2011-08-26 21:05
> I've always taken this term to be the French equivalent of "patent pending".
Or the marketeer's version of "YOUR LOGO HERE".
--
Ben
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
|