The USPTO or United States Patent and Trademark Office can take around 21 months to grant a design patent. Inventors can, however, use the USPTO’s accelerated program known as Rocket Docket to patent their...

Companies invest a substantial amount of time and money in research and development (R&D). Therefore, when they create something new after years of research, it becomes crucial to protect their inventions through intellectual property...

Detailed illustrations or images assist in understanding the written text in patent and non-patent literature. While illustrations in patent documents mainly cover product-related drawings and processes, images in non-patent documents can include anything from...