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Protecting Designs Under Patent, Copyright and
Trademarks Laws
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not address either federal/national or New York State laws and regulations that
apply specifically to engineering.
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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Cheng-Ning Jong, P.E. and
Tracy P. Jong, Esq.
Overview
A
design patent protects the appearance of an object. It is directed at
protecting surface ornamentation, configuration of parts, shape of the article
or a combination of these elements. A utility patent, on the other hand,
is obtained to protect the novel, non-obvious functional designs.
This
course will focus primarily on design patents. The student will learn how
to identify patentable designs and how to conduct free patent searches.
You will learn the differences between design patents, utility patents,
trademarks and copyright. You will learn how to prepare drawings for
patent submittal and how the patent submittal and review process works.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of eleven (11) questions at the end of
this course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills:
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Learn how protecting designs may play a role in protecting your company's
intellectual property and market share
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How to identify potentially patentable designs
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Requirements for preparing patent drawings for design patents
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Protection under the copyright law for designs
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The interplay of design patents with trademark and copyright law
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How long trademark protection for product designs is available
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How long design patent protection lasts
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How long design protection under copyright law lasts
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Other protection that may be available for product designs
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Protection under trademark law for product designs
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How to conduct free design patent searches
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Examples of subject matter granted design patent protection by the USPTO
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The design patent process, including costs
Course
Click on the following link and review the course Protecting Designs Under
Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law prior to taking a quiz for PDH credit.
Protecting Designs Under Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law (991 KB)
Click on the link
below to review the Appendices for the course. Note that the course quiz
will focus only on the main body of the attached course. The appendices
are for reference only and are not included in the quiz material
Appendices (8.0 MB)
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