Recent advances in graphic design and user interface optimisation have transformed the manner in which visual information is conveyed and interacted with. Contemporary research integrates traditional ...

On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance[1] (the “Guidance”) that updates ...

Developed an image processing tool that includes the following examples: A GUI for filtering noisy images using different types of noise filters. A GUI for image registration using cross-correlation ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued new supplemental examination guidance significantly affecting design patent ...

Susan Kare, “Sketches for Graphic User Interface Icon” (detail) (1982), ink on graph paper, on view in ‘This Is for Everyone’ at MoMA (gift of the designer, 2015, photo by the author for Hyperallergic ...

“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 ...