If you sell a physical product online, copycats are a real threat, and most sellers don't know about the IP protection built specifically for this problem. In this episode, I break down design patents: what they protect, how they differ from utility patents, when to file, and what having a patent number actually does for you when you're dealing with a look-alike competitor on Amazon.

TIMESTAMPS
00:58 - What Design Patents Do and Don't Protect
01:36 - The Benefits of Design Patents vs Utility Patents - Faster, Cheaper, Still Effective
02:50 - Hot Sauce and Not Sauce - An Example
03:58 - Practical Steps to Protection
05:32 - Wrap-Up

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