
5 Reasons to Add Design Patents to your IP Portfolio
Five reasons design patents belong in your IP portfolio: outsized damages, broader scope, low cost, marketing power, and higher valuation.
Perspectives on IP strategy, patent valuation, structured invention, and the evolving landscape of intellectual property from the team at ipCapital Group.
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Five reasons design patents belong in your IP portfolio: outsized damages, broader scope, low cost, marketing power, and higher valuation.
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Design patents are cheap, stay anonymous until issued, issue at high rates, and build secondary meaning. Use them in your IP strategy.