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Design Patent Protection for Computer Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Recent patent cases have made it more difficult to obtain utility patent protection for some of the functional aspects of computer software. Strategic use of design patents can be an important part of an overall patent strategy. Where available, utility patents remain valuable. See here for more.

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Design Patent Protection for Computer Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces

LexBlog IP

Recent patent cases have made it more difficult to obtain utility patent protection for some of the functional aspects of computer software. Strategic use of design patents can be an important part of an overall patent strategy. Where available, utility patents remain valuable. See here for more.

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Design Patent Protection for Computer Generated Icons and Graphical User Interfaces

JD Supra Law

Recent patent cases have made it more difficult to obtain utility patent protection for some of the functional aspects of computer software. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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Design Patent Term: 3½, 7, 14, and now 15 years?

Patently-O

New design patents have a term of 15 years from patent issuance — that is a 1 year bump from the 14 year term familiar to many patent attorneys. The chart below is a bit hard to read, but it basically shows the percentage of design patents associated with each of the three potential patent terms.

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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

IP Tech Blog

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Article 2.4

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China: Design Patents and the Metaverse

LexBlog IP

Are they protectable by design patents? In this post we will analyze the availability of design patents for digital commodities and how it compares with other Asian countries like Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In China, a GUI alone cannot be registered as a design patent. Article 2.4 Article 2.4

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IP Protection for a GUI – Part 1 of 2: Design Patents

LexBlog IP

Over a hundred years ago, Congress created “design patents” to offer companies a way to protect the “ornamental” features of products. For example, a GUI makes an otherwise complex piece of software look fun, easy, or joyful to a user. This is the function of a utility patent.) Scope of Protection.