FAQs Patent Questions
Question:Applicants must submit amendments to drawings as replacement or new drawings together with explanations of the changes
Answer: Applicant must submit any amendments to drawings as replacement or new drawings accompanied by explanations of the changes in either the drawing amendment section or remarks section of the amendment paper. Any replacement sheets of drawings must be labeled as "Replacement Sheet" and any new sheets of drawings must be labeled as "New Sheet" in the header.
Question:A design patent protects only appearance of an article,and not its structural or functional features
Answer:
The design patent protects only the appearance of an article, but not its structural or functional features.
Question:An application is abandonned if payments are not made in time
Answer:
If timely payment of the fee(s) is not made, the application will be regarded as abandoned.
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