The USPTO’s newly updated guidance on graphical user interface (GUI) design patents marks a timely shift toward modern digital realities, ...
“While patenting a website’s computer implemented methods presents tricky Section 101 issues, the GUI’s of those sites are surprisingly easy to patent via design patents.” A common question I get is ...
This article supplements our previous post with updated 2021 data. U.S. design patents continue to grow in popularity. Although 2021 saw a slight downtick in the number of issued design patents ...
One of the earliest innovations in personal computing was the application of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as an intermediary between users and computer programs. This innovation made computers ...