This course accepted in:

• Alabama (P.E.)

• Alaska (P.E.)

• Arkansas (P.E.)

• Florida (P.E.) (AOP)

• Georgia (P.E.)

• Idaho (P.E.)

• Illinois (P.E.)

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• Kansas (P.E.)

• Kentucky (P.E.)

• Louisiana (P.E.)

• Maine (P.E.)

• Maryland (P.E. Category B)

• Minnesota (P.E.)

• Mississippi (P.E.)

• Missouri (P.E.)

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• Nevada (P.E.)

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• New Mexico (P.E.)

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• Oklahoma (P.E.)

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• South Carolina (P.E.)

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• Tennessee (P.E.)

• Texas (P.E.)

• Utah (P.E.)

• Virginia (P.E.)

• West Virginia (P.E.)

• Wyoming (P.E.)

Abbreviations:

AOP-Areas of Practice

LAR-Laws & Rules

P.E.-Professional Engineers

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Protecting Designs Under Patent, Copyright and Trademarks Laws

Course No. BS-2026

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Credit: 2 PDH

Course Fee: $57.90 Purchase course

Subject Matter Expert: Cheng-Ning Jong, P.E. and Tracy P. Jong, Esq.

Attention New York Engineers:

This course cannot be taken to fulfill your continuing education requirements for the state of New York since the course does not fall under the category of "Areas of Practice" or "Laws / Rules." For more information, check the New York State Board Requirements.

Attention Ohio Engineers:

This course cannot be taken to fulfill your continuing education requirements for the state of Ohio since the subject matter does not fall within the state guidelines. For more information, check the Ohio State Board Requirements.

Overview

A design patent protects the appearance of an object. It is directed at protecting surface ornamentation, configuration of parts, shape of the article or a combination of these elements. A utility patent, on the other hand, is obtained to protect the novel, non-obvious functional designs.

This course will focus primarily on design patents. The student will learn how to identify patentable designs and how to conduct free patent searches. You will learn the differences between design patents, utility patents, trademarks and copyright. You will learn how to prepare drawings for patent submittal and how the patent submittal and review process works.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of eleven (11) questions at the end of this course to obtain PDH credits.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

How to identify potentially patentable designs
How long trademark protection for product designs is available
How long design protection under copyright law lasts
Protection under trademark law for product designs
Examples of subject matter granted design patent protection by the USPTO

Course

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Protecting Designs Under Patent, Copyright and Trademark Law

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