Suppose you have a design for an ornamental appearance of an article and start producing the article. Subsequently, you receive notice from an owner of a design patent that you are infringing their ...

Key Takeaways - Design patents are powerful tools for protecting the visual appearance of products, packaging, surface ornamentation and ...

Understand how patents work, including how they protect inventions, along with the different types available, and their implications for inventors and businesses.

Demand for design patent protections has been increasing in the last decade, and there is no indication that this trend will slow down. James Rieke, partner at Merchant & Gould, spoke to Minnesota ...

“Unfortunately, not nearly enough individuals and companies are seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for example, there were 46,847 design patent applications filed, which represents 7.01% of ...

A new book pulls from the more than 750,000 design patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since 1900, bringing together a fascinating range of products, including cars ...

People think that you need a utility patent in order to license an invention. But that’s not the case. Design patents have more value than they used to. Recently, I helped two orthodontists license a ...

Renault has filed a design patent for the Bridger SUV in India, previewing a compact model that could expand its line-up.

“While design patents are the exact right tool in the toolbox at certain time, such as when a temporary restraining order is desirable against an infringing competitor showing off a knockoff at a ...

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