How to Get IP When It’s Too Late to Patent
Is it too late for you to file a patent? Did you miss a patent filing deadline? Or, did you not even know that patents…
What are the requirements for getting a design patent?
Are there any requirements for getting a design patent? Design patents can be quite powerful. They are part of a complete IP package you should…
How To File A US Design Patent Based On Foreign Priority
What is the filing deadline for a US design patent based on a foreign priority application? When it comes to filing related patent applications across…
How to Challenge a Design Patent Application
Mission Impossible: Can you block a design patent application? Design patent applications are not publicly viewable. It can be nearly impossible to figure out what…
Can you file a design patent to protect from infringement?
Can filing a design patent protect you from infringement? It depends. Patent professionals, including myself, constantly stress that a patent does not protect its owner…
How to Get a Better Design Patent
What makes a design patent better? Design patents are quite simple. So simple, in fact, that it can be easy to overlook certain nuances that…
Design patent failures: What can go wrong?
What are common design patent failures? Filing a design patent application doesn’t seem very complicated. Thankfully, there are no lengthy pages of descriptions and no…
How to Patent a Design
What does it take to patent a design? Before diving into how to patent a design, let’s first cover the why questions. Why do you…
Can a design patent show a specific material or composition of matter?
Can a design patent cover a type of material? We all know that designs patents cover the ornamental appearance of a product or idea. Functionality…
How to Protect Your Product with a Design Patent
Can a design patent protect your new product? When compared to utility patents, design patents are often overlooked as an IP asset. It’s true that…
Can you file a continuation design patent application?
What is a design patent continuation application? US patent law allows an applicant to file a “child” patent application while the “parent” application is still…
What is your design patent probability of success?
What are your chances of getting a design patent? A helpful way to estimate your probability of success in obtaining a US design patent is…