Category: Patent Filing

Design patents might look simple on the surface, but enforcing them is where things get real. When someone copies the look of your product—the exact shape, style, or visual feel you worked so hard to create—it can drain your momentum fast. And for founders already juggling product, investors, hiring, and shipping features, the last thing…

Sometimes you build something that looks simple on the outside but took real sweat on the inside. A product design that feels smooth and intentional. An interface your customers instantly “get.” A brand style that makes people stop scrolling. When you’re building at full speed, the last thing you want is someone copying the look…

Most founders spend all day building. New features. New hardware. New flows. New ways to delight users. But many forget that the look and feel of what they build can be one of their strongest assets—and one of the easiest things competitors try to copy. Why Design Protection Matters More Than You Think When most…

Design patents move fast. Markets move faster. And the moment your product hits the world, people start copying it. Some will copy the shape. Some will copy the look. Some will copy everything you worked so hard to get right. That’s why smart founders don’t just file one design patent and hope it does the…

If you’re building something new—an app, a device, a product, or even a clever physical form—you already know the look and feel is a big deal. In many cases, it’s the whole deal. And if you don’t protect that look early, bigger players can copy it before you even launch. That’s why founders often ask:…

If you build physical products, you already know how fast your ideas can spread. One moment your design is on your screen. The next moment someone on the other side of the world is copying it, selling it, or trying to beat you to market. That’s exactly why the Hague System matters. It gives you…

Speed matters when you’re building something new. It matters in product design, it matters in shipping features, and it absolutely matters when it comes to protecting the look and feel of what you’ve created. The moment you bring a design into the world—whether it’s a hardware shell, a UI layout, a physical product shape, or…

Most founders don’t realize they’re walking into a trap. It happens when you build something that looks great, feels great, and has a design you’re proud of… but the law decides that design is “functional,” not “ornamental.” And once that happens, you lose the protection you thought you had. Anyone can copy the look of…

Design patents seem simple on the surface. You protect how something looks. Easy, right? But the moment you dive into the real process, you hit the word that causes more confusion than almost anything else: obviousness. Most founders, engineers, and builders hear that word and feel stuck. “How can a design be obvious?” “Obvious to…