Nicholas Bowron BLAW Professor Amii Castle 10 05 23 Quiz Make up Paper The first type of patents are utility patents and these are the most common types of patents They cover new and useful processes machines manufactures or compositions of matter or any new and useful improvement thereof Utility patents will provide protection for 20 years from the filing date Next up is Design patents these cover new original and ornamental designs for an article of manufacture This patent protects the appearance or design of an object and this patent will provide protection for 15 years from the filing date Finally is the plant patents Plant patents are granted to inventors who have discovered or invented and asexually reproduced a distinct and new variety of plant Plant patents will provide protection for 20 years from the filing date An example of a utility patent is the apple iphone and these are related to the technology and processes involved in making the iphone An example of a design patent is the Share a Coke campaign which introduced a different design to the coke bottle for a limited time Finally an example of a plant patent is an autumn blaze maple tree