Category: Design Patents

How to File a European Design Patent (RCD)

Is there a single design patent application that covers the EU? You can file a single European design patent application that covers the EU countries.…

How to Start a Design Patent Application

Design Patent Application: Where to Start Are you thinking about filing a design patent, but not sure where to begin? You found the right post.…

How to Handle a Trademark Rejection: File a Design Patent Instead?

Rejected Trademark Application? Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult…

How long does it take to obtain a design patent?

How long is the average design patent application? There are two tracks or timeframes for US design patents. On the fast track known as Rocket…

Can a Logo Help You Get a Design Patent and Avoid Infringement?

Can you include a logo in your design patent application? Let me share a strategy if you’re thinking about filing a design patent application for…

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…

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