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Patent Trademark Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
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 a new product that might be considered somewhat similar to existing products. It is possible to include a logo in your design patent application for a product.
Patent Trademark Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Should you use a design patent to protect your new product? When compared to utility patents , design patents are often overlooked as an IP asset. Let’s explore when it makes sense to pursue a product design patent. Is a functional product disqualified from design patent protection?
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Patent Trademark Blog
MAY 26, 2021
What is the meaning of broken or dashed lines in a design patent? While I’m not sure if you can call it a loophole, US design patents enable a particular option in the drawings that can potentially broaden protection. In a US design patent, the claimed design comprises what is drawn in solid lines.
Patent Trademark Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
How to Register IP for your Clothing Your new clothing brand may have a variety of IP to protect. Contact US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at 949-223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can register your clothing brand’s trademarks, patents and copyrights. Need to protect your clothing brand?
Patent Trademark Blog
JANUARY 5, 2022
What is a design patent continuation application? US patent law allows an applicant to file a “child” patent application while the “parent” application is still pending. This rule applies to both utility and design patent applications. Be careful though.
Patent Trademark Blog
MAY 26, 2023
With all the noise on the web about patents being ineffective, I typically follow up by asking about their backup plan to stop copycats without patents. Is there still a way to get IP if you’re too late to patent your products? Need IP for a product that is too late to patent? There was no backup plan.
Garrigues Blog
JUNE 1, 2021
It’s the first anniversary of the Garrigues IP Blog. We take a look at our Top10 most-read posts in this first year of the IP Blog: The Influencers’ Code of conduct comes into force on January 1, 2021: are you aware of your obligations? Mandarins arrive in Luxembourg… the IP ‘case of the year 2020’.
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