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Schell IP helps packaging developers and product companies evaluate functional and ornamental innovations in containers, closures, applicators, and dispensing systems. We help identify the feature worth examining and discuss a patent strategy around the product's intended use.
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Packaging can change how a product is stored, opened, metered, transported, or reused. A patent discussion should explain the mechanism and its alternatives, alongside the visible design. The appearance of a package and the way it works can require separate analysis.
We can help organize closure geometry, component interactions, assembly steps, and material choices into an invention disclosure. Depending on the details, utility patent, design patent, and confidentiality questions may each deserve attention.
Packaging development often involves brand owners, industrial designers, tooling businesses, and manufacturers. Clarify which features each party contributed and how existing agreements address ownership, tooling, and improvements before the project moves into production.
No. Functional mechanisms may raise utility patent questions, while ornamental appearance may be considered for design protection.
No. U.S. provisional applications are not available for design inventions. Discuss the appropriate filing route and timing separately.
Early review helps connect the proposed design, ownership arrangements, planned disclosures, and production commitment.
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Jeff Schell is a patent lawyer and entrepreneur who helps people and businesses in the packaging industry obtain and defend patent rights for their product portfolios. He connects patent strategy with product development, commercialization, and business priorities.
Based in Denver and Boulder, Colorado, Jeff is the founder of Schell IP, which is part of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP.
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