Swipe To Patent: Design Patents In The Age Of User Interfaces

Swipe To Patent: Design Patents In The Age Of User Interfaces

By Beth Ferrill,Lauren Dreyer,Erik Dreyer,John Sanchez User experience and user-interface design is an emerging field in the technology industry, even more so in the legal world of patents. (Sometimes this field is known by the shorthand UX/UI.) It might surprise you to know that the fastest growing segment of design patent filings is in the UX/UI space. Read More

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