Legal Definitions - design claim

A design claim is a formal statement that describes the unique features of an invention and defines the scope of protection for a patent. It is similar to a patent claim, which is a statement that describes the novel features of an invention. The design claim is the only claim allowed in an application for a design patent and incorporates the drawing and other specifications.

• An ornamental design for a chair, as shown and described.
• An ornamental design for a smartphone case, as shown and described.

These examples illustrate how a design claim is written. The claim starts with "an ornamental design for" and ends with "as shown and described." It describes the unique features of the invention, which in these examples are a chair and a smartphone case.