Brawn Before Beauty – Simply stated, a design patent protects the ornamental appearance of an invention. Indeed, even beautiful works of art such as the Statue of Liberty(1) have been protected by […]
“All That Glitters” – Protecting Ornamental Appearance With a Design Patent
Definition of a Design Patent – The United States patent laws provide for the granting of a design patent to any person who has invented a new and nonobvious ornamental design for […]
Patented Or Not, This Christmas Give Plants
Luther Burbank and The Plant Patent Act of 1930 – The Plant Patent Act of 1930 made it possible to patent new varieties of plants that are asexually reproduced, with the exception […]