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Re:Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property ... by lstyls on Saturday March 11, 2017 @12:29AM (#13844381)
As an existence proof: the infamous apple "rounded corners" patent[0] that was granted in 2012 is based entirely on design merits. There is nothing in the patent about details of manufacture from what I can tell. IANAL.

[0]: http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1701443/USD670286S1.pdf

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Re:Alphabet adds patent claim to Uber intellectual property ... by mcbits on Saturday March 11, 2017 @01:30AM (#13844524)
That's a design patent, an entirely different class of patents.
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