Design Patents

Whether your products are found on a shelf or in the Cloud, design protection plays an important role in your company’s intellectual property portfolio. A design patent protects the ornamental design of an article or product. This can include the product’s configuration, shape, or surface ornamentation, among other features. Design patents are limited to the appearance of the product and do not cover structural or utilitarian features.

Knobbe Martens has a long-established track record of obtaining and enforcing design rights worldwide. We excel in developing cost-effective strategies utilizing all of the tools in the intellectual property arsenal to protect your designs and support your global business, marketing, and branding goals. We consistently rank among the top 10 firms in the nation for obtaining design patents for our clients.

Our attorneys have experience in all areas of design patents, including:

Comprehensive Design Protection (patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, international design and utility models)

Continuation Design Patent Practice

Litigation

Reissue Applications

U.S. Design Patent Filings with Foreign Priority Claims

USPTO Hague Convention Filings (beginning 2015)

Our attorneys also have technical expertise in many technologies and industries:

Automotive Accessories

Dental Care

Electronics and Accessories

Eyewear

Fashion Merchandise (Cellphone Cases, Handbags, Apparel)

Graphical User Interfaces (Apps, Websites, Computer Programs)

Medical Devices

Packaging and Containers

Shoes

Sporting Goods

Toys

Representative Engagements

Absolut

Bravo

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited

Lexani

Monster Energy

Oakley

Öhlins

Razor

Simplehuman

Stokke SA

Smith & Nephew

T-Mobile

Tod's

Tropitone

On February 12th, the USPTO published the Inventorship Guidance for AI-assisted Inventions (“Guidance”).[1] The Guidance was pursuant to specific action items directed to the USPTO in President Biden...
Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio Uribe was quoted in the Law360 article “4 Takeaways From USPTO Guidance On AI And Patents.” The article covers the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)’s latest...
Partner Mauricio Uribe was quoted in the Managing IP article “Lowering the bar? Counsel concerned by USPTO design patent plan.” The article discusses the USPTO’s proposal of a separate design patent...