The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued supplemental examination guidance for design patent applications directed to computer-generated interfaces and icons, expanding flexibility ...

On March 13, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published supplemental examination guidance in the Federal Register addressing design patent applications that claim ...

Susan Kare — the pioneering graphic designer whose pixel art icons for the original Macintosh helped define the language of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) — is being recognized by the New York ...

Last night, I swiped my iPhone awake during a commercial. I had no particular destination in mind; it was an absent-minded liminal shift between two of the many screens that constantly, quietly invite ...