Design Patent Enforcement: Doctrines and Differences

Check out this overview of U.S. design patent enforcement to familiarize yourself with principles and issues unique to design patents. This Practical Guidance article highlights how patent law concepts are analyzed differently in design patent litigation than in utility patent litigation and discusses the role of experts in design patent litigation.

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