FAQs Patent Questions

Question:Design patents are granted to inventors who discover a new design for an article of manufacture.

Answer:
File a Design Patent Application - Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.

Question:The title of the design must identify the article in which the design is embodied.

Answer:
The Title of the design must identify the article in which the design is embodied by the name generally known and used by the public. Marketing designations are improper as titles and should not be used. A title descriptive of the actual article aids the examiner in developing a complete field of search of the prior art.

Question:There are plant patents for anyone who invents or discovers new types of plants.

Answer:
Patents on plants to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.

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