Design patents and trademarks are separate species of intellectual property, but both can provide significant commercial advantages to their owners. These two forms of IP protection are not mutually exclusive. With the growing importance of IP rights, old ideas, such as combining trademarks and design patents, deserve another look.
July 13, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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Design patents and trademarks are separate species of intellectual property, but both can provide significant commercial advantages to their owners.
Design patents grant the inventor exclusive rights to the invention, but only for a period of 14 years. Trademarks, if properly maintained, can exist forever. These two forms of IP protection are not mutually exclusive. With the growing importance of IP rights, old ideas, such as combining trademarks and design patents, deserve another look.
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