What does a design patent protect?
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What does a design patent protect?

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is the examining authority for design patent applications. A United States design patent covers the ornamental design for an object which has an established practical utility. A design patent would cover only the appearance of the article and not structural or utilitarian features. An inventor looking to protecting their…

The Vote Certification Method and Apparatus
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The Vote Certification Method and Apparatus

Are you voting in the November elections? African American inventor Athan Gibbs, Sr. invented the Vote certification, validation and verification method and apparatus. Read about his famous patent. Protect your ideas! ABSTRACT An election apparatus for voter certification, validation and verification of voting, providing a voting device for receiving from a voter a vote for…

The USPTO’s Patent for Humanities Program
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The USPTO’s Patent for Humanities Program

Participating patent owners or licensees submit applications describing how they’ve used their patented technology or products to address humanitarian challenges for the less fortunate. Applications compete in five categories of global challenges: Medicine – any medical-related technology such as medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, or medical devices Nutrition – technologies which improve nutrition such as higher yield…