Ritemade machinery, inc., designs, makes, and sells a drill press. steel equipment company copies the design without ritemade's permission. steel's conduct is actionable provided that RiteMade's design is patented.
A design patent is a form of legal protection of the unique visual qualities of a manufactured item. A design patent may be granted if the product has a distinct configuration, distinct surface ornamentation or both or A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention.
In other words, a patent is an exclusive right to a product or a process that generally provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.
If you create original sketches of your designs, those sketches are protected by copyright law. That means that no one can copy, distribute, publicly display, etc. your sketch without your permission.
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