Every day, we interact with graphical user interfaces (GUIs), from smartphone apps to vehicle dashboards to smart home appliances. The best interfaces feel intuitive, seamless, and instantly recognizable. As GUIs become central to how consumers interact with products, they also can become valuable intellectual property assets.
Our Protecting Software with GUI Design Patents series provides an introduction to GUIs, reviews the USPTO’s guidance on GUI design patents, and explores the USPTO’s supplemental guidance for GUI in practice.
- Designing Digital Experiences: An Introduction to GUIs
- The USPTO’s New GUI Design Patent Guidance: Taking GUI Designs Beyond the Display Screen
- Beyond the Display Screen: The USPTO’s Supplemental Guidance for GUI in Practice
Special thanks to Summer Associates Carson Story and Tash Medde-Witage for their contributions to this series.