Design Patents/ Industrial Designs

Designs protect the appearance and ornamentation of useful objects, such as the shape of a bottle or the design of a chair. These rights have different names in different countries – in Canada, they are industrial designs, while in the United States, they are design patents.

I can help you with

• Deciding whether to file a design application, including searches to assess the prior art
• Preparing a design application
• Deciding where, how and when to file your patent application, including the filing of international or Hague Treaty applications
• Filing and prosecuting Canadian and foreign design applications
• Planning and handling design portfolios
• Design licensing (both in- and out- licensing) and related commercial agreements
• Infringement, freedom-to-operate and validity analyses
• Cease and desist letters; advice on enforcement