With relatively low cost and fast prosecution, design patents add value to any portfolio. Yet design patents are often overlooked when developing patent protection and branding strategies. If you want to understand how to leverage design patent strategies in their intellectual property portfolios, both in terms of maximizing portfolio value and success in enforcement, register today for this free series of events.
Join Hope Shimabuku, Director of the USPTO's Texas Regional Office, a panel of design examiners, patent experts in the Southern region, and other leading designers in the healthcare and fitness industries, to discuss the role and value of design patents.
Speakers at the event will cover the following topics:
- The benefit design patents provide to comprehensive patent portfolios, including utility patents and trademarks in the healthcare and fitness industries
- Unique infringement challenges, and design patents as key enforcement tools
Attendees may register for any and all parts of this four-part series.