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1501 Statutes and RulesApplicable<br />
1502 Deflnitionof a Design<br />
1502.01 Distinction Between DesignandUtility <strong>Patent</strong>s<br />
1503 Elements of a Design<strong>Patent</strong> Application<br />
1503.01 Specification<br />
1503.02 Drawing<br />
1503.03 Design Claim<br />
1504 Examination<br />
1504.01 Statut<strong>or</strong>y <strong>Subject</strong> Matterf<strong>or</strong> Designs<br />
1504.01(a) Computer-Generated Icons<br />
1504.01(b) Design Comprising Multiple Articles <strong>or</strong><br />
Multiple PartsEmbodied in a SingleArticle<br />
1504.01(c) Lackof Ornamentality<br />
1504.01(d) Simulation<br />
1504.01(e) Offensive <strong>Subject</strong> Matter.<br />
1504.02 Novelty<br />
1504.03 Nonobviousness<br />
1504.04 Considerations Under35U.S.C. 112<br />
1504.05 Restriction<br />
1504.06 Double <strong>Patent</strong>ing<br />
1504.10 Pri<strong>or</strong>ity Under35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d)<br />
1504.20 BenefitUnder 35 U.S.C. 120<br />
1504.30 Expedited Examination<br />
1505 Allowance and Term of DesIgn <strong>Patent</strong><br />
1509 Reissueofa Design<strong>Patent</strong><br />
1510 . Reexamination<br />
1511 Protest<br />
1512 Relationship BetweenDesign<strong>Patent</strong>,<br />
. Copyright, and Trademark<br />
1513 Miscellaneous<br />
1501 Statutes and Rules Applicable<br />
<strong>The</strong> right to a patent f<strong>or</strong> a design stems from:<br />
35 U.S.c. 171. <strong>Patent</strong>s f<strong>or</strong> designs. . <<br />
Whoever invents any new, <strong>or</strong>iginal and <strong>or</strong>namental design f<strong>or</strong><br />
an article of manufacture may obtain a patent theref<strong>or</strong>, subject to<br />
the conditions and requirements of this title.<br />
'<strong>The</strong> provisions of this title relating to patents f<strong>or</strong> inventions<br />
shall applyto patents f<strong>or</strong> designs, exceptas otherwise provided.<br />
37 CFR 1.151. Rules applicable.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rules relating to applications f<strong>or</strong> patents f<strong>or</strong> other invcntions<br />
<strong>or</strong> discoveries are also applicable to applications f<strong>or</strong> patents<br />
f<strong>or</strong> designs except as otherwise provided.<br />
37 CPR 1.152-1.155, which relate only to design<br />
patents, are reproduced in the sections ofthis chapter,<br />
It is noted that design patent applications are not<br />
included in the <strong>Patent</strong> Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and<br />
the procedures followed f<strong>or</strong> PC'rinternational appli-<br />
Chapter 1500 Design<strong>Patent</strong>s<br />
cations are not to be followed f<strong>or</strong> design patent applications.<br />
<strong>The</strong> practices set f<strong>or</strong>th in other chapters of this<br />
Manual of <strong>Patent</strong> Examining Procedure (MPEP) are<br />
to be followed in examining applications f<strong>or</strong> design<br />
patents, except as particularly pointed out in the chapter.<br />
1502. Definition of a Design<br />
In a design patent application, the subject matter<br />
which is claimedis the design embodied in <strong>or</strong> applied<br />
to an article of manufacture (<strong>or</strong> p<strong>or</strong>tion thereof) and<br />
not thearticle itself-Ex parte Cady, 1916 C.D. 62,<br />
232 O.G. 621 (Comm'r Pat. 1916)."[35 U.S.C.] 171<br />
refers, not to the design of an article, but to the design<br />
f<strong>or</strong> an article, and is inclusive of <strong>or</strong>namental designs<br />
of all kinds including surface <strong>or</strong>namentation as well<br />
as configuration of goods." In re Zahn; 617 F.2d 261,<br />
204 USPQ988 (CCPAI980).<br />
<strong>The</strong> design f<strong>or</strong> an article consists ?fthe visual characteristics<br />
embodied in <strong>or</strong> applied to an article.<br />
Since a designis manifested in appearance, the subject<br />
matter of a design patent application may relate to<br />
the configuration <strong>or</strong> shape of an article, to the surface<br />
<strong>or</strong>namentation applied to an article, <strong>or</strong> to the combination<br />
of configuration and surface <strong>or</strong>namentation.<br />
Design is inseparable from the article to which it is<br />
applied and.cannot exist alone merely as a scheme of<br />
surface <strong>or</strong>namentation. It must be a definite, preconceived<br />
thing, capable of reproduction and not merely<br />
the chance result of a method.<br />
'f{ 15.42 Visual Characteristics<br />
<strong>The</strong>-designf<strong>or</strong> an article consists ofthe visual characteristics <strong>or</strong><br />
aspect displayed bythe article. It -is the' appearance presented by<br />
the article which creates an impressionthrough the eye upon the<br />
mind of the observer.<br />
'f{ 15.43 <strong>Subject</strong> Matter ofDesign <strong>Patent</strong><br />
Since a designis manifested in appearancc.. the subject matter<br />
of a: Design <strong>Patent</strong>. may relate to the configuration <strong>or</strong> shape of.an<br />
article.to the surface <strong>or</strong>namentation on anarticIe,<strong>or</strong>to both.<br />
1502.01 Distinction Between Design<br />
and Utility <strong>Patent</strong>s<br />
In general terms, a "utility patent" protects the way<br />
an article is used and w<strong>or</strong>ks (35 U.S.c. 101), while a<br />
"design patent" protects the way an article looks<br />
(35 U.S.C. 171). <strong>The</strong> <strong>or</strong>namental appearance f<strong>or</strong> an<br />
article includes its vshape/configuration <strong>or</strong> surface.<br />
1500-1 August 2001
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