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  "path": "/2026/02/07/bmw-patents-logo-shaped-screw-to-block-diy-repairs.html",
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  "textContent": "\n\nIn the latest blow to right to repair, BMW has patented a screw which incorporates the automaker's iconic logo design into the head. The screw head design patent filing was spotted by Autoblog:\n\n> Instead of a Torx, hex, or any other recognisable screw head, this one is shaped like BMW's roundel.\n\n— Read the rest \n\nThe post BMW patents logo-shaped screw to block DIY repairs appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "BMW patents logo-shaped screw to block DIY repairs"
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