Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture; and Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and ...
Firms reflect on how they’re managing their design patent practices as brands seek to enforce their rights at the Northern District of Illinois and beyond Design patent litigation has spiked in recent ...
but the two following patents are the type entrepreneurs use most often: A design patent provides protection on the appearance or ornamental design of your invention. It is generally cheaper ...
But that was about to change, and while Zhang didn’t know it at the time, her vision and next steps would eventually lead to ISU’s first-ever apparel design patent. “I remember being genuinely ...