On November 15, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is creating a new patent bar specifically for design patents. Practitioners with one of the following degrees: bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate, qualify to seek admission to the new design patent bar: industrial design, product design, architecture, applied arts, graphic design, fine/studio arts, or art teacher education. This change will go into effect on January 2, 2024.

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