美國設計專利的撰寫規定

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MPEP1503 Elements of a Design Patent Application

1503.01   Specification

37 C.F.R. 1.153  Title, description and claim, oath or declaration (for applications filed on or after September 16, 2012).

(a) The title of the design must designate the particular article. No description, other than a reference to the drawing, is ordinarily required. The claim shall be in formal terms to the ornamental design for the article (specifying name) as shown, or as shown and described. More than one claim is neither required nor permitted.
（設計專利說明書名稱一定要指向一個特定物品、不用說明，僅准一項權利範圍）

(b) The inventor's oath or declaration must comply with the requirements of § 1.63, or comply with the requirements of § 1.64 for a substitute statement.

（AIA之前）

Pre-AIA 37 C.F.R. 1.153   Title, description and claim, oath or declaration (for applications filed prior to September 16, 2012).

(a) The title of the design must designate the particular article. No description, other than a reference to the drawing, is ordinarily required. The claim shall be in formal terms to the ornamental design for the article (specifying name) as shown, or as shown and described. More than one claim is neither required nor permitted.

(b) The oath or declaration required of the applicant must comply with § 1.63.

37 C.F.R. 1.154   Arrangement of application elements in a design application.

(a) The elements of the design application, if applicable, should appear in the following order:

(1) Design application transmittal form.

(2) Fee transmittal form.

(3) Application data sheet (see § 1.76).

(4) Specification.

(5) Drawings or photographs.

(6) Executed oath or declaration (see § 1.153(b)).

(b) The specification should include the following sections in order:

(1) Preamble, stating the name of the applicant, title of the design, and a brief description of the nature and intended use of the article in which the design is embodied.

(2) Cross-reference to related applications (unless included in the application data sheet).

(3) Statement regarding federally sponsored research or development.

(4) Description of the figure or figures of the drawing.

(5) Feature description.

(6) A single claim.

(c) The text of the specification sections defined in paragraph (b) of this section, if applicable, should be preceded by a section heading in uppercase letters without underlining or bold type.

（說明書內容'前言"部分描述申請人名、設計名稱、物品簡短說明本身以及用途）
（可以提出特徵描述、段落標題等）

1.152    DESIGN DRAWINGS.
The design must be represented by a drawing that complies with the requirements of § 1.84 and must contain a sufficient number of views to constitute a complete disclosure of the appearance of the design. Appropriate and adequate surface shading should be used to show the character or contour of the surfaces represented. Solid black surface shading is not permitted except when used to represent the color black as well as color contrast. Broken lines may be used to show visible environmental structure, but may not be used to show hidden planes and surfaces that cannot be seen through opaque materials. Alternate positions of a design component, illustrated by full and broken lines in the same view are not permitted in a design drawing. Photographs and ink drawings are not permitted to be combined as formal drawings in one application. Photographs submitted in lieu of ink drawings in design patent applications must not disclose environmental structure but must be limited to the design claimed for the article.
（設計圖式應包括足夠的視角以揭示完整的設計外觀）
（適當表面陰影線，以表示材質與輪廓）
（可使用虛線，但用在可看到的部分，不是用來表示看不到的部分）
（不可結合攝影照片與印刷圖式）
（可用照片，但不能看到環境結構）

MPEP 1504.01(A) COMPUTER-GENERATED ICONS

電腦圖符（computer-generated icon）
I. GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR COMPUTER-GENERATED ICONS
（設計專利應符合35U.S.C.171規定）

35 U.S.C. 171 PATENTS FOR DESIGNS.
Whoever invents any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. The provisions of this title relating to patents for inventions shall apply to patents for designs, except as otherwise provided.

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLE GOVERNING COMPLIANCE WITH THE “ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE” REQUIREMENT
（電腦圖符如二維顯示畫面與個別圖符的影像，電腦圖符應實現於電腦顯示器、面板上）

B. PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATING WHETHER DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS DRAWN TO COMPUTER-GENERATED ICONS COMPLY WITH THE “ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE” REQUIREMENT
（如果電腦圖符沒有表達在電腦顯示器、面板上，將以不符35USC171而核駁）

II. EFFECT OF THE GUIDELINES ON PENDING DESIGN APPLICATIONS DRAWN TO COMPUTER-GENERATED ICONS
III. TREATMENT OF TYPE FONTS
IV. CHANGEABLE COMPUTER GENERATED ICONS（可變電腦產生圖符，可參考本部落格「動畫設計專利」：http://enpan.blogspot.tw/2012/03/blog-post.html）
（這類可變圖符可以兩個或多個圖片表示，可以加入一些描述以表述圖片轉移，這裡有範例："“The subject matter in this patent includes a process or period in which an image changes into another image. This process or period forms no part of the claimed design;"、"The appearance of the transitional image sequentially transitions between the images shown in Figs. 1-8. The process or period in which one image transitions to another image forms no part of the claimed design;"、"The appearance of the transitional image sequentially transitions between the images shown in Figs. 1-8. No ornamental aspects are associated with the process or period in which one image transitions to another image."）

範例：
USD705807，電腦圖符應實現於電腦顯示器上。

USD609243

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