Category: Patent Filing

When you create a new product design, you want to know one thing right away: Is this truly new? That question matters, because design patents only protect what hasn’t been done before. And the fastest way to get that answer is by searching for prior art—images, drawings, and products that look like yours and could…

Copycats never show up when you’re struggling. They show up the moment your idea starts to work. The moment customers lean in. The moment you finally feel like you’re building something real. And nothing feels worse than seeing someone try to piggyback on what you built—especially when they copy just enough to get close, but…

Wearable tech moves fast. Hardware teams blink, and a new version needs a new band, a new battery module, a new sensor pod, or a new clip-on. Everything shifts. Everything gets swapped. And every small piece you create—every latch, mount, connector, pod, or module—can become the thing that sets your product apart. Or the thing…

Most founders think packaging is just a box. Something you order in bulk, stamp a logo on, and ship. But if you’re building something new, something that took months or years to get right, the package around it isn’t just a wrapper. It’s protection for your product, your brand, and your IP. And when you…

Most founders don’t think about design patents until it’s almost too late. You’re busy building, testing, shipping, fixing bugs, getting customer feedback, and trying to keep the company alive. But the look of your product—the way it feels in someone’s hand, the curves of the shell, the face of the display, the way the UI…

Let’s get right to it, because you’re not here for fluff. You’re here because you poured days, maybe weeks, into a tiny UX moment—a little bounce, a soft fade, a quick slide, a playful tap ripple—and you want to know one thing: Can you patent this?Micro-interactions feel small, but they shape the whole experience. They…

Protecting the icon for your app might sound simple. It’s just a tiny picture, right? But that tiny picture does a huge job. It’s the face of your product. It’s the first thing users tap. It’s how people remember you before they even see your app’s name. Because of that, founders often wonder whether they…

GUI design patents sound like a tiny detail, but they can protect some of the most valuable parts of your product. The way your screen looks, the way it moves, and the way it reacts when someone taps a button can be the difference between a forgettable app and one people love. These moments may…

Sometimes the simplest choices end up shaping how strong your patent becomes. One of those small-but-mighty choices is deciding whether your figures should be in black-and-white or in color. It sounds tiny. It feels like it shouldn’t matter. But it does—especially when you’re a fast-moving founder trying to get real protection without slowing down. Why…

Design patents look simple on the surface. You show what your product looks like, the USPTO reviews it, and you get protection. Easy, right? But the truth is a little trickier. The drawings in a design patent are the whole heart of the filing. They decide what you actually own, how strong your protection is,…