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Design vs. Utility
• Design Patent – protects the way an article looks (35 U.S.C. § 171)• Protects appearance
• Utility Patent – protects the way an article is used and works (35 U.S.C. § 101)• Protects functional characteristics
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35 U.S.C. § 171
Patents for DesignsWhoever invents any new, original and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
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Requirements for Patentability
Designs must be: • new, • original, • ornamental, and • for an article of manufacture
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Design “for an article”
Disembodied Design Embodied Design
Not Acceptable
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Scope of Protection: 35 U.S.C. § 171
Surface ornamentation
applied to an article
Configuration embodied in an
article
Configuration and Surface ornamentation
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Scope of Protection: 35 U.S.C. § 171
A Design May be Directed to Less than an Entire Article
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Scope of Protection
• Only one claim is permitted• Protects the overall visual appearance of the
design “described” in the drawings• 15 year term from date of issue• 6 month period for foreign priority benefit• No provisional Design applications
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Design Patent Drawings
Tea Pot with Insert
Assembled Tea PotExploded Tea Pot
Separated parts may be displayed as part of the whole design
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Design Patent Drawings
Coffee Machine Coffee Machine - Alternative PositionAlternative configurations included in the design
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Design Patent Drawings
Portion of the Coffee machine Portion of the Coffee machine
Portions shown separately along with the whole do not get separate protection
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Variants of a Design
Exact proportioning involves only ordinary skill.In re Stevens, 81 USPQ 362 (CCPA 1949)
Variants of a design may be included in the same patent when the differences are “obvious” in view of case law or the prior art of record.
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Multiple Design PatentsSeparate patents can be used to receive protection for separate portions
US D580,387S US D581,922S
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Multiple Design PatentsSeparate patents covering variants of a design provides thorough protection. Each design is considered “patentably distinct.”
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When Applying for a Design Patent…
What Do I Submit?
A design patent application has essentially the elements required of an application for a utility patent. The arrangement of the elements of a design patent application and the sections of the specification are as specified in 37 CFR 1.154.
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Drawings:• Show all parts of the design you claim• Perspective is helpful • Show parts not claimed with broken lines
Parts of a Design Application
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Parts of a Design Application
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Specification:
• Describe each figure
• Describe broken lines
• Include claim
Parts of a Design Application
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Thank You!
Presented By:Susan Bennett Hattan
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