stackyFACTSIf you thought you could just open a piece of metal without paying royalties, think again.
If you thought you could just open a piece of metal without paying royalties, think again. Zippo successfully secured a sound trademark for the distinct metallic 'click' their lighters make when flicked open. This prevents any other lighter manufacturer from engineering a product that mimics that specific acoustic frequency, proving that branding is so deeply psychological that companies will legally monopolize a noise.
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