What are the requirements for a design to be considered “useful” under 35 U.S.C. 101?
For a design to be considered “useful” under 35 U.S.C. 101, it must meet specific criteria: The design must be embodied in or applied to an article of manufacture. The article itself must have practical utility. As stated in MPEP 1504.01: “To be patentable, a design must be ‘for an article of manufacture’ (35 U.S.C.…
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