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In this episode of Inventors Quick Tips, the focus is on design patents, which protect the visual appearance of a product rather than its function. Design patents last for 15 years, increased from 14 years due to recent legal changes, compared to utility patents that last up to 20 years. The discussion includes a specific example of a design patent for Crocs, shoes known for their distinctive, ventilated design. This highlights when it is appropriate to seek a design patent: to safeguard a unique look that could differentiate a product in the market.

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What does it mean if a design is patented?

The patent law provides for the granting of design patents to any person who has invented any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. A design patent protects only the appearance of the article and not structural or utilitarian features.

Can you patent a digital design?

THE ISSUE WITH PATENTING YOUR DIGITAL DESIGN For over 25 years, the US Patent Office has allowed for patents on designs that are incorporated into physical displays. However, computer-generated image designs not displayed on a screen are not eligible for design patent protection.

What is an example of utility patent?

Examples of inventions protected by utility patents include computer software, investment strategy, medical equipment, tools, chemical compositions, genetically altered life forms, and improvements.

What are the examples of design patents?

Some examples of design patents include ornamental designs on jewelry, automobiles or furniture, as well as packaging, fonts and computer icons (such as emojis). Some famous design patent objects include the original curvy Coca-Cola bottle (1915) and the Statue of Liberty (1879).

What is an example of utility patent and design patent?

For example, if your idea is a new lampshade having a unique shape, you would typically seek a design patent since lampshades are already known and a utility patent would therefore be very difficult to obtain. While a utility patent protects function, a design patent protects appearance.

What are the five types of utility patents?

Utility patents are grouped into five categories: a process, a machine, a manufacture, a composition of matter, or an improvement of an existing idea. Often, an invention will fall into more than one of these categories.

What are the 4 types of patents?

There are four different patent types: Utility patent. This is what most people think of when they think about a patent. Provisional patent. Design patent. Plant patent.

What is utility patent in simple words?

* Utility Patent- Issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement thereof, it generally permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for a period of up to twenty years from the date of patent

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