design patent

How can an Amazon seller use design patents?

How can an Amazon seller benefit from design patents? IP simply cannot be ignored when you’re selling on Amazon. A common misconception is that IP…

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…

How to Get a Useful Patent

Utility or design patent? In order to know how to get a patent, first determine the type of IP you need. Do you need a…

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…

What do dashed lines in a design patent mean?

What is the meaning of broken or dashed lines in a design patent? While I’m not sure if you can call it a loophole, US…

Should you file a design patent or utility patent?

Design patent or utility patent? One of the most common questions we get from startup entrepreneurs is whether they should apply for a design patent…

How hard is it to get a patent?

How hard is it to get a utility patent? Before delving into how hard it is to get a utility patent, we should define that…

How to Patent a Product or Idea

Should you file a patent application? Before discussing how to patent a product, let’s briefly consider the why question. Give some thought to this fundamental…

How to Get a 2D Design Patent: Can you patent a 2-dimensional design?

What is an article of manufacture? Can graphic design be protected with design patents regardless of the product? Design patents cover only those designs that…

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