Category: Design Patents

What Foreign Applicants Must Know About US Design Patents

Reasons for Procuring US Design Patents Chinese design patent owners will already know the benefits of design patent protection in the US. Unlike US utility patents,…

How much does a US design patent application cost?

What is the initial filing cost of a US design patent application? Excluding USPTO fees, our initial filing cost of a US design patent application…

Can a design patent application claim priority to a utility patent application?

Can you file a design patent application after filing a utility patent application? Suppose you started with filing a utility nonprovisional patent application. After a…

What are USPTO requirements for design patent drawings?

Strict USPTO Rules for Design Patent Drawings The USPTO has strict standards for US design patent drawings. The strict rules include certain required views as…

Design Patents vs. Utility Patents: What You Need to Know About Differences

Design Patents vs. Utility Patents Design patent or utility patent? This is a critical question that you need to resolve early in your patent journey.…

How To Get Foreign Design Patent Protection

How do you obtain foreign design patent protection? If you are considering foreign design patents, first check to make sure your invention is eligible for…

What is a design patent?

Why not file a design patent application? If you are in the business of innovation, you can’t ignore design patents. And if you’re going to…

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