Comments on: Design Patents (MPEP Chapter 1500) http://mypatentbar.com/2007/11/27/design-patents-mpep-chapter-1500/ Patent Bar Review and Study Guide Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: patentbar http://mypatentbar.com/2007/11/27/design-patents-mpep-chapter-1500/#comment-1153 patentbar Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:17:09 +0000 http://mypatentbar.com/2007/11/27/design-patents-mpep-chapter-1500/#comment-1153 Test takers report the following subject matter on the exam: Know that foreign priority for a design patent is only 6 months not 12 like utility patent. 1502.01 Distinction Between Design and Utility Patents, (F) Foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) can be obtained for the filing of utility patent applications up to 1 year after the first filing in any country subscribing to the Paris Convention, while this period is only 6 months for design patent applications (see 35 U.S.C. 172). Test takers report the following subject matter on the exam: Know that foreign priority for a design patent is only 6 months not 12 like utility patent.

1502.01 Distinction Between Design and Utility Patents, (F) Foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) can be obtained for the filing of utility patent applications up to 1 year after the first filing in any country subscribing to the Paris Convention, while this period is only 6 months for design patent applications (see 35 U.S.C. 172).

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