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When the article in question has a unique exterior appearance and competitors are likely to copy its appearance, a design patent application should be filed. Design patent applications are commonly filed to protect aesthetic features of consumer goods such as mobile phones, shoes, cars, etc.

In general terms, a “utility patent” protects the way an article is used and works (35 U.S.C. 101), while a “design patent” protects the way an article looks (35 U.S.C. 171). The ornamental appearance for an article includes its shape/configuration or surface ornamentation applied to the article, or both.

37 CFR 1.55 (relating to foreign priority claims) and 37 CFR 1.78 (relating to domestic benefit claims) require applicant to inform the Office via a statement if the transition application contains or ever contained a claim that was not supported by the earlier filed domestic benefit or foreign priority application ...

Example preamble: “I, Applicant's Name, have invented a new design for a Chair, as set forth in the following specification.” To learn more: design patent.

Some examples of design patents include ornamental designs on jewelry, automobiles or furniture, as well as packaging, fonts, and computer icons (such as emojis). Some famous design patent objects include the original curvy Coca-Cola bottle (1915) and the Statue of Liberty (1879).

To start a quick lookup, enter a single patent or publication number and select the Search button. To start a basic search, select a search field, enter your search term, and select the Search button. For example, to search for the keywords 'horse blanket', select Everything from both of the Basic Search dropdowns.

There is no early publication of a Design Patent application. An interesting oddity in the procedure at the USPTO is that pending Design Patent Applications are never published. Therefore, the applicant's competitors might not know what product is protected by a Design application until the product is already for sale.

A patent application comprises of a completed application form entitled "Request for the Grant of a Patent" which is set out in Schedule II of the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2009 (Form No. 1) and a specification. The online patent e-filing system incorporates Form No. 1.

The process of obtaining the grant of a patent begins with the preparation of a specification describing the invention. That specification is filed at a patent office for examination and ultimately a patent for the invention described in the application is either granted or refused.