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SMITH  \nEdition 0.9  \nPreliminary Draft for Comment  \nCurrent through December 17, 2012.  \nCite as: MATTHEW A. SMITH, Design Patents, Ed. 0.9 (Prelim. Draft),[pages](Dec. 17, 2012) .  \nABOUT THIS TEXT  \nThis text is intended to be a relatively complete introduction to the law of design patents for those already familiar with utility patent law. It is also intended to provide a current summary of the principles of design patent law.  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR  \nMatthew A. Smith is a partner with the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner LLP, where he serves as Chair of the Patent Office Trials Group. He counsels clients on complex issues relating to patent law. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School, where he teaches international patent law. He can be reached at[msmith@foley.com](msmith@foley.com. This book represents)[.](msmith@foley.com. This book represents)[ This book represents](msmith@foley.com. This book represents) the work and opinion of the author, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the author’s firm, its attorneys, or its clients.  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENT  \nSlip Opinions cited herein were located with the DocketNavigator.  \nCOPYRIGHT  \nCopyright 2012 Matthew A. Smith. Edition 0.9 of this text may be freely copied and republished for non-commercial use, provided that it is used and distributed in its entirety, including all title pages and this page. Portions ofthis book may be freely copied for noncommercial use, but only with proper attribution in a manner as conspicuous as the presentation of the text itself, which attribution shall include the author’s full name, the title, the edition number and the publishing date as shown on the cover page. All other rights, including the right to prepare derivative works, are reserved. Copyright licenses may be requested from the author at the email address given above.  \nPUBLISHING INFORMATION  \nEdition 0.9 published December 17, 2012, in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................ 3  \nA. Governing Law ....................................................................................................... 6  \nB. Design Patents Compared With Other Forms Of Intellectual Property.................. 7  \n1. Comparison Of Design Patents With Utility Patents.................................. 7  \n2. Comparison Of Design Patents With Copyrights..................................... 10  \n3. Comparison Of Design Patents With Trade Dress And Trademark Rights ........................................................................................................ 12  \n4. Comparison Of Design Patents With Industrial Designs .......................... 14  \n(a) European “Community Designs”.................................................. 15  \n(b) Efforts For Industrial Design Protection In the U.S..................... 16  \nC. The Design Patent And Design Patent Application .............................................. 17  \n1. Title ........................................................................................................... 17  \n2. Preamble ................................................................................................... 18  \n3. Design Patent Description......................................................................... 18  \n4. Design Patent Claims ................................................................................ 19  \n(a) Limitation To A Single Inventive Concept................................... 19  \n(b) Claimed Article Of Manufacture .................................................. 20  \n(c) Drawings ....................................................................................... 21  \nD. Examination Of Design Applications ................................................................... 22  \n1. Expedited Examination .....","cbCaircR8lvL3NNe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaircR8lvL3NNe","pdf",554629,82,"English","# A. Governing Law\n# B. Design Patents Compared With Other Forms Of Intellectual Property\n## 1. Comparison Of Design Patents With Utility Patents\n## 2. Comparison Of Design Patents With Copyrights\n## 3. Comparison Of Design Patents With Trade Dress And Trademark Rights\n## 4. Comparison Of Design Patents With Industrial Designs\n# C. The Design Patent And Design Patent Application\n## 1. Title\n## 2. Preamble\n## 3. Design Patent Description\n## 4. Design Patent Claims\n# D. Examination Of Design Applications\n## 1. Expedited Examination\n## 2. Post Issuance Proceedings\n# II. 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