Protecting the Look: Strategies in Modern Design Patent Law

Justin DeAngelis will be speaking at a AUTM webinar on January 15. The panel titled, "Protecting the Look: Strategies in Modern Design Patent Law," will explore the evolving landscape of design patents and their growing importance in protecting product aesthetics and brand identity. It will also break down the fundamentals of design patent protection and address when to file a design patent, how to integrate design patents into broader IP strategies, differences between university and industry practice, comparisons of U.S. and foreign practices, value to startups, recent legal developments, how to achieve allowance, monetization, costs and strategies for leveraging design rights in competitive markets.