Is tangram copyrighted?

The Tangram is a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs. http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangram So it would initially appear that a Tangram is intellectual property, available to anyone, as you suggested … however: already existing puzzles that you see are most likely to be copyrighted by the creators. For example: PBS Kids-Sagwa Games has a copyrighted version. Based on the book “The Chinese Siamese Cat,” written by Amy Tan with illustrations by Gretchen Schields. © 2001-2003 CinéGroupe Sagwa Inc. Characters and Original Story © 1994 Amy Tan. Illustrations © 1994 Gretchen Schields. Source(s): PBS Kids-Sagwa Games Tangrams Tangrams are 7-piece puzzles. The first Tangrams came from Ancient China. Choose a puzzle. Then click and drag the pieces to complete the puzzle. http:/

The Tangram is originally a Chinese puzzle. It’s a 7-piece square that should be arranged in certain patterns or designs. It’s more of an intellectual property than a copyrighted one. However, those who created the puzzle initially may have already copyrighted it.