What are the key requirements for a design patent application?

The key requirements for a design patent application include:

• Ornamentality
• Novelty
• Nonobviousness
• Enablement
• Definiteness

As stated in MPEP 1504: “In design patent applications, ornamentality, novelty, nonobviousness enablement and definiteness are necessary prerequisites to the grant of a patent.” These requirements ensure that the design is unique, non-functional, and clearly described.

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• ornamentality
• novelty
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