You’ve come up with a great idea for a new product but do not have the funds to get it off the ground alone. If you have noticed many people's recent success with crowd-funding, you might consider following suit. Not only will it give you a way to judge potential...
Design patents can be valuable tools to protect the look and appearance of your products. These are the ornamental features that set your product apart from competitors, which can have an enormous impact on consumer buying decisions. In this post, we will look at some...
Consumers make purchasing decisions based on myriad factors, from accessibility to price. The appearance of products also plays a considerable role in buying habits. People want to enjoy looking at what they buy, and they want other people to like looking at what they...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began on Feb. 1. a pilot program titled Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response — abbreviated as “DSMER.” The pilot program was set up in response to a March 2021 letter to the commissioner of the USPTO from...
Holders of design patents received some welcome news recently from a case in which some auto parts distributors sought declaratory judgment for invalidity of design patents to sell parts that were covered by a major vehicle manufacturer’s designs. The U.S. Court of...
The strength of a company’s intellectual property portfolio often drives the value of corporate transactions. Regardless of whether you are the acquisition target or the buyer in a transaction involving IP, the due diligence process should be designed to reveal the...
If a graphical user interface is important to your business’ overall brand, you should take another look at design patents. According to recent statistics from the World Intellectual Property Organization the graphical user interface (GUI) and user experience (UX)...
When most people think about design patents, they think of consumer products, such as furniture, footwear, toys, car designs, and packaging. However, today, industries such as medical technology, electronics and software are utilizing design patents to add additional...