Design Patents
Quick Statistics:
Number of Pages: 79 pgs
Sections: 1501 – 1513
Brief Summary:
The details of design patents are discussed here. Design patents protect the way an article “looks” as opposed to how an article “works” (which is provided in a utility patent). The design must be embodied in or applied to an article or manufacture, it cannot exist alone.
There are many unique properties of design patents that are discussed here as well.
Key Terms:
| Design | Double Patenting | Expedited Examination |
| Utility Patent | Specification | Novelty |
37 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations):
| 37 CFR 1.152 | Design drawings. |
| 37 CFR 1.154 | Arrangement of application elements in a design application. |
35 USC (United States Code):
| 35 USC 171 | Patents for designs. |
| 35 USC 173 | Term of design patent. |