Design Patents: Section 112, Functionality and Other Defenses Checklist

Summary

This checklist provides a quick reference on the fundamentals of defenses to design patent infringement based on 35 U.S.C. § 112, functionality, incorrect inventorship, double patenting, and equitable defenses. For a full discussion, see Design Patents: Invalidity Defense Fundamentals and Strategies (Section 112, Functionality, Inventorship, Double Patenting, and Equitable Defenses).