Does Your Clothing Line Need a Patent?
Dallas Fashion & Design Patent Attorney
Fashion designers face challenges in a rapidly changing world, full of rapidly changing styles, and fraught with a propensity for competitors to copy relevant and hot designs in your vibrant portfolio. Startup fashion houses protect their brands through copyrights, trademarks and, when appropriate, patents.
Typically, obtaining copyrights or trademarks for clothing designs is easier than getting any patent. Our patent attorneys will guide you seamlessly through the process to protect your fashion ideas. Importantly, your profits, reputation, and attraction toward investors can also benefit from filing a patent. The ability to license you patent to third parties and also prevent anyone from duplicating and selling your concepts without your explicit permission is an asset. Patents for clothing and other unique designs in the fashion industry are about protecting your original ideas.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) handles all patent and trademark applications.
Does Your Clothing Line Need a Patent?
Patents in the fashion industry are usually artistic or functionally different inventions. If you think your idea is worthy of a patent, call our attorneys for a free consultation. From there, our first step would be determining whether your invention qualifies for a patent. Next, we would research to assess whether your vision is or is not already patented. Finally, we will submit a patent application on your behalf. During this process, it is imperative that you keep detailed records and documentation regarding your idea.
Many unique ideas make it to the market before being protected by patents, trademarks, or copyrights. You can monopolize a specific fashion industry sector by working one step ahead by using a patent. Although you will probably not be able to patent your entire clothing line, certain clothing pieces with particular designs or novelty can and should be protected. You have exclusive rights to produce your creation provided you successfully secure a patent, and you don’t let your patent expire.
Can I Patent a Clothing Brand?
The clothing brand cannot be patented, but it can be trademarked. This means that your brand name and logo may be protected as a common law trademark or as a registered trademark once file and formally approved by a trademark office. Our trademark lawyers can assist you in trademarking your brand.
One Design Per Patent
You cannot file multiple designs or functional fashions in one patent. Instead, the Patent Office allows you to file variants of your invention as separate additional patents thereby aiding in protecting your fashion line. Patents in the fashion industry are usually artistic or functionally different inventions. In the fashion industry, fast fashion can be one of your greatest issues with copycats. Typically, obtaining copyrights or trademarks for clothing designs is easier than getting any patent. Our patent attorneys will guide you seamlessly through the process to protect your fashion ideas. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) handles all patent and trademark requests.
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