Analysis of Industrial Designs

Analysis of Industrial Designs 🖼️📏

A design patent safeguards the ornamental appearance of a product—encompassing its shape, lines, contours, colors, and textures—excluding its functional aspects. This protection ensures the exclusive rights to the visual design of a product for a specified duration. 🎨🛡️✨

In design patent illustrations, solid lines denote the claimed features, while broken lines represent non-claimed parts. Only the elements depicted with solid lines are considered during infringement and novelty assessments. 📐🧭🔎

Common views included in design applications are perspective, isometric, orthogonal, and exploded views, providing a comprehensive visual representation of the product. 🧊🧯📸

Design rights typically last for 15 years from the date of grant in the United States and maintenance fees are not required to keep design patents in force in US jurisdiction , making them a cost-effective form of intellectual property protection. 📆💡🌐

At Mark IP, we conduct comprehensive Design Searches to identify identical or similar industrial designs, assisting clients in avoiding potential infringement risks and refining their filing strategies. Our searches encompass key global design databases, including Hague Express, DesignView, USPTO Design, PatSnap, Google Images, and national databases from countries such as China, India, and Japan. 🌍📚🖥️

Our Design Search Report is meticulously structured to be clear, concise, and actionable—highlighting potential conflicts and offering strategic guidance for registrability, enforcement, or redesign decisions. 📝🔐🚀