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Manufacturers like Jordan L. Mott, a New York ironworks owner, influenced the government to legislate against design piracy, which resulted in the Patent Act of 1842. The way we view design patents today is very different from the first design patent granted in the United States to George Bruce on November 9, 1842, for a new typeface. Interestingly, the patent had norfolk island b2b leads no drawings other than a description of the design claimed by George Bruce, which is strange when we compare it to the requirement for a design patent today which would require six angles, or drawings, of the front, back, top, bottom, left and right unless the angles are equal for a spherical design.


In 1902 the criteria for defining permissible subject matter were changed to a new, original and article. 3. Different Lines in Patent Drawings The image below shows various lines used in a design patent. 3.1. 5 different lines present in Patent Drawings Solid Line - Represents a required part of the design. Phantom Line - This is the denial part of the design, often confused with the dashed lines due to their similarity. They are represented by dash-double dot-dash or dash-dot-dash lines. Hidden Lines - Generally found in utility patents more often as they are used when a line needs to be disclosed for a patent filing, but any component or devices are interfered with.