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Can you outline the pros and cons of filing a design patent versus a utility patent for a physical consumer product we are launching next month?

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Can you outline the pros and cons of filing a design patent versus a utility patent for a physical consumer product we are launching next month?
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USPTO design patent versus utility patent protection duration filing public disclosure one year grace period foreign patent rights provisional applicationGoogle ↗
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USPTO design patent versus utility patent protection duration filing public disclosure one year grace period foreign patent rights provisional application Google ↗
  1. Provisional Application for Patent · uspto.gov
  2. Pursuing international IP protection · uspto.gov
  3. Applying for Patents · uspto.gov
  4. 1502-Definition of a Design · prod-web-alb-tg.uspto.gov
  5. Patent essentials · uspto.gov

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