Gain an understanding on what it takes to design a design patent and how intellectual property is protected.
Many business owners and inventors who wish to protect their intellectual property do not always understand the difference between the different types of patents and do not understand that there are different types of patents and do not understand the difference between a design patent and utility patent. This program helps business owners and inventors to understand the basic differences between the types of intellectual property and specifically design patents. It also explains what are the advantages and disadvantages of a design patent.
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Intellectual Property Basics
- Copyrights
- Trademarks
- Trade Secrets
- Patents
Design Patent
- Types of Patents
- What Is a Design Patent?
- Design Patents vs. Utility Patents
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- Drawings
- Protection
- Registration - Application Process
- Other Types of Protection
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on November 15, 2019.
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- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Andrew G. Vicknair
D'Arcy | Vicknair, L.L.C.
- Founding Partner of D’Arcy | Vicknair, LLC in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Licensed to practice law in Louisiana, Texas, and New York
- Registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Practices intellectual property law and construction and surety litigation
- Conducts regular seminars and workshops on numerous topics, including intellectual property law (copyrights, trademarks, and patents), construction law, discovery in construction litigation, lien law, and liability claims against engineers
- Author of several publications related to the areas of intellectual property and construction law
- Member of numerous professional and civic organizations
- J.D. degree, Loyola Law School; B.S. degree in electrical and biomedical engineering, Louisiana Tech University
- Can be contacted at 504-636-8648 or [email protected]
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