What is a design patent?
A design patent offers
the protection of the patent laws to ornamental designs. For example, a
design patent can protect something such as what a shoe looks or what bicycle
helmet looks like. The protection offered by a design patent is narrow
because the underlying article itself is not protected, only it’s ornamental
appearance. However, unlike with a utility
patent, something need not be useful (that is, have utility) to qualify for a design
patent.
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