MPEP 1500 – Design Patents

This page consolidates and annotates enforceable requirements under MPEP 1500 — Design Patents, including statutory authority, regulatory rules, examiner guidance, and practice notes. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.

MetricValueShare of total
Rules extracted913
2.4%
Citations to Authorities
MPEP1,175
USC842
CFR358
PCT22
2.0%
Avg citations per rule2.63
Topics covered150 primary + 246 secondary
16.3%

Pages in this chapter

Page
MPEP § 1501 — Statutes and Rules Applicable11 rules
MPEP § 1502 — Definition of a Design6 rules
MPEP § 1502.01 — Distinction Between Design and Utility Patents17 rules
MPEP § 1502.02 — Design Patent Practitioner Bar18 rules
MPEP § 1503 — Elements of a Design Patent Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. chapter 164 rules
MPEP § 1503.01 — Specification64 rules
MPEP § 1503.02 — Drawing43 rules
MPEP § 1504 — Examination4 rules
MPEP § 1504.01 — Statutory Subject Matter for Designs10 rules
MPEP § 1504.01(a) — Computer-Generated Electronic Images61 rules
MPEP § 1504.01(b) — Design Comprising Multiple Articles or Multiple Parts Embodied in a Single Article7 rules
MPEP § 1504.01(c) — Lack of Ornamentality69 rules
MPEP § 1504.01(d) — Simulation11 rules
MPEP § 1504.01(e) — Offensive Subject Matter2 rules
MPEP § 1504.02 — Novelty86 rules
MPEP § 1504.03 — Nonobviousness120 rules
MPEP § 1504.04 — Considerations Under 35 U.S.C. 112139 rules
MPEP § 1504.05 — Restriction45 rules
MPEP § 1504.06 — Double Patenting72 rules
MPEP § 1504.10 — Priority Under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), 386(a) and (b)8 rules
MPEP § 1504.20 — Benefit Under 35 U.S.C. 12025 rules
MPEP § 1504.30 — Expedited Examination37 rules
MPEP § 1505 — Term of Design Patent5 rules
MPEP § 1509 — Reissue of a Design Patent26 rules
MPEP § 1510 — Reexamination0 rules
MPEP § 1511 — Protest0 rules
MPEP § 1512 — Relationship Between Design Patent, Copyright, and Trademark18 rules
MPEP § 1513 — Miscellaneous5 rules