Thursday, June 9, 2016

Reminder on Design v. Utility Patents

by Steve Reiss - now at stevenreiss@sbp-us.com

Just a reminder on US patent terms --

Utility patent terms are 20 years from the earliest priority date. Maintenance fees are due at 3½, 7½ and 11½ years after grant of the patent.

Design patent terms are 15 years from grant. Design patents do not have maintenance fees.

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