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Should you protect your product with a design patent?

Patent Trademark Blog

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. Let’s explore when it makes sense to pursue a product design patent.

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How to Protect and Trademark Your Clothing Brand

Patent Trademark Blog

Graphic designs on the front or back of a shirt, for example, will often be considered ornamental matter that would not qualify as trademark use. Consider filing an Intent-To-Use application. How to Design Patent the Appearance of Clothing Does your article of clothing have some unique 3-dimensional features?

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How to Handle a Trademark Rejection: File a Design Patent Instead?

Patent Trademark Blog

Rejected Trademark Application? Get a Design Patent Instead The path to registering a trademark can be strewn with landmines. When your trademark application faces difficult rejections, would a design patent make more sense? Design patents, however, are typically three-dimensional.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

For startups in the digital age, copyrights are particularly important in safeguarding software programs and applications. Startups can protect both the source code and object code through copyright registration. Additionally, copyrights can also extend to website content, graphic designs, logos, videos, and other digital assets.