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      01-15-2019, 06:21 PM   #243
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      01-15-2019, 07:06 PM   #244
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Am I reading this correctly? The term for the patents is 14 years. The E90's design patent was filed at the end of 2004. Unless I am misinterpreting, the patent for the E90 just expired on November 30th, 2018?
US patent laws provided that design patents filed prior to May 13, 2015 are protected for a term of 14 years.
Design patents filed on or after May 13, 2015 are accorded a term of 15 years.

So, yes, the E90 design patent has expired.

15 years is a fairly common "standard" metric of determining what is "current/contemporary" and what is "old/obsolete/classic".
Obviously, designs predate actual production, but it's also interesting to note that BMW Group Classic assumes responsibility of a model's parts catalog and factory support after the 15 year mark (from the end of production).
The E36/7, E39, E53 were the most recent platforms completely "acquired" by BMW Classic. The E46 is due for complete transfer in 2021.
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      01-15-2019, 08:19 PM   #245
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That grill looks HUGE!
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Looks like the bastard offspring of a BMW and Rolls drunken tussle in the coat closet during the 2017 BMW Group X-mas Party.
I'm not terribly put off by that idea.

It's the 7. The flagship. The big dog. It needs to strike fear in to the hearts of people poorer than you. It should look imperious, dismissive, with a hint of aggressive scorn. The Phantom does that better than anything else, and BMW is lucky to have them in their pockets from which to draw inspiration.
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holy grills not a fan of those lol
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Friggin' hideous...can't wait to wake up from this bad dream!
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Tail lights and new hockey stick design is clearly heavily influenced by the BMW Concept X7 iPerformance

https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1420077

Overall, LCI will definitely sell way better than pre LCI.

GOOD JOB BMW!
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Could someone please do a comparison between this and the concept X7 iPerformance?

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