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Design Patents:

MPEP 1500

Facts about design patents:

• The term is 15 years from date of grant.
• There is no maintenance fee.
• Only one claim is present.
• Distinct invention is mandatory.
• May not file under PCT.
• Period of foreign priority only 6 months.
• May not file a provisional application.