Types of patentsQuestion Are there different types of patents?
Answer Yes, there are three basic types of patents: utility, plant and design.
Utility patents are available for processes, machines, articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and improvements to any of these. A plant patent may be granted to one who invents and asexually reproduces a new variety of plant. Design patents are granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture. 
Brain Trust contributor:
David J. Dawsey
Intellectual Property Attorney
Gallagher & Dawsey Co. LPA
www.Invention-Protection.com
www.TheTrademarkFirm.com
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