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Can you file a design patent to protect from infringement?

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Can filing a design patent protect you from infringement? Patent professionals, including myself, constantly stress that a patent does not protect its owner from infringement. Anyone who has read my posts on the differences between patentability and infringement will understand this long-standing principle. It depends.

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Design patent infringement: What is a substantially similar appearance?

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What is the design patent infringement test? The test for design patent infringement involves a visual comparison between the patented design and the accused product. No, the accused product does not need to include the point of novelty of the patented design in order to infringe. Patented Design – Lanard Toys Ltd.