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Design patents are granted for any new, original, ornamental, and non‐functional design of, or such design placed on, an article of manufacture. Design patents are granted for a term of 15 years from the date of issue and cannot be renewed. These patents cover the esthetic features of the article shown in the patent illustrations; however, functional features of the design are specifically excluded from protection under the design patent. If a functional feature of the article is novel, that particular feature should be covered by an article patent. Design patents are covered in more detail in Chapter 12.