how do you know if patent is design or utility, as no marking is mentioned on the patent?
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- Which country? It is marked on the patent, but differs by countries.user18033– user180332018-03-30 09:34:25 +00:00Commented Mar 30, 2018 at 9:34
- Can you provide the patent number? For US patents, it should be abundantly clear from the patent document.Eric S– Eric S2018-03-30 14:26:00 +00:00Commented Mar 30, 2018 at 14:26
- USA, this is the patent number US20150090676A1Firas Abbasi– Firas Abbasi2018-04-04 05:03:34 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 5:03
- the patent does not mention either design or utilityFiras Abbasi– Firas Abbasi2018-04-04 05:04:13 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2018 at 5:04
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There are a few ways.
For one, US design patents have a USD number, for example USD543181:
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD543181S1/en?oq=USD543181
In google it also says "US Design Grant".
The USPTO page is a little harder, though
CLAIM The ornamental design for a folder-type cellular phone with digital camera, as shown and described.
in combination with only figures and no description is a good hint.
Or if you look at the pdf, it says "United States Design Patent".
While your example does not say so and that's how you know it's a "normal" patent.