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The Other Side of Patents: What Design Can Gain from Looking Beyond the Lawsuits
Author(s) -
Hages Michael
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
design management review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1557-0614
DOI - 10.1111/drev.12043
Subject(s) - process (computing) , business , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , operating system
Designers can take significant steps to making patent searches less daunting and more useful by becoming more involved in the process. By looking at patents within an overall design strategy, it's possible to lessen the conflict that often arises between design and patent lawyers. Designers think of patent search as an integral and useful part of the overall design strategy, and landing a patent (or several) may be in your future.