Lawyers can protect GUIs with utility and design patents, trade dress and copyright, but each form of protection has its challenges, say tech counsel Everything seems to have a screen these days.

Recent patent cases have made it more difficult to obtain utility patent protection for some of the functional aspects of computer software. One way to, at least partially, overcome this is to ...

“While patenting a website’s computer implemented methods presents tricky Section 101 issues, the GUI’s of those sites are surprisingly easy to patent via design patents.” A common question I get is ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published new guidance in the Federal Register on November 17, 2023, that clarifies the requirements for design patents of computer-generated images, icons, and ...

One of the pivotal figures in the rise of the graphical user interface says he sees a similar revolution in the new age of artificial intelligence. In a post Tuesday morning, Bill Gates writes that he ...

Creative Director of ArtVersion, a Chicago design consultancy. We craft ideal user experiences for the world’s most innovative companies. As a designer and advocate for accessible and inclusive user ...