Joseph, TerryThe University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago2015-09-212015-09-2114-Jul-96Joseph, Terry. "Patenting Pan Postures." Express. 14 Jul. 1996: 10. Print.https://hdl.handle.net/2139/40528In Parliament, during the debate on a bill, time was actually spent arguing which government should have patented the steelpan. The government debates on the patenting of pan, which is impossible to do. Nobody can patent a pan, but it may be possible to patent some particular design of a special version of some particular instrument.©Trinidad Express Newspapers. This material is protected under Copyright Act of Trinidad and Tobago. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research.Steel drum (Musical instrument) -- Trinidad and Tobago -- HistoryMusical inventions and patentsSteel drum (Musical instrument) -- Construction