A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics appearing on electronic devices (eg, smartphones, tablets and netbooks). Typically, a user interacts with a GUI by pressing ...

“In its Notice, the Office recognizes the critical importance of digital designs to the modern economy and has updated its guidance to reflect reality.” For years, design patent practitioners dealing ...

The USPTO’s newly updated guidance on graphical user interface (GUI) design patents marks a timely shift toward modern digital realities, ...

A graphical user interface (GUI, pronounced “gooey”) is a computer environment that simplifies the user’s interaction with the computer by representing programs, commands, files, and other options as ...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated on August 28, 2023 to include new data and information. In the digital age, the way a product or service feels to users can make or break its success. At ...

In a global marketplace where physical borders are increasingly bypassed by digital clicks, the role of digital graphic ...

Shelby Putnam Tupper is founder and creative director of Shelby Designs Inc., a small-but-mighty, full-service, customer-obsessed design consultancy.

Medical devices have to be designed so that people can use them easily and reliably. Human factors considerations have gained increased attention since the release of FDA's guidance document, Medical ...