On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) released new guidance[1] (the “Guidance”) that updates prior USPTO ...

For technology companies navigating the increasingly hostile terrain of software utility patent protection and Section 101 rejections, design ...

Icon design occupies a pivotal role in human‐computer interaction, serving as the visual bridge between users and digital systems. In contemporary settings, the evolution of graphical icons extends ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics ...

The Calcutta High Court recently held that icons, menus and screen layouts on phones and computers can qualify as registrable “designs” under the Designs Act, 2 ...

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 ...

Graphical user interface is sometimes shortened to GUI. The user chooses an option usually by pointing a mouse at an icon representing that option.

It wasn't just cost and Moore's law. The graphical user interface -- now known as the GUI ("gooey") -- is what really made computing widespread, personal and ubiquitous. Its friendly icons and ...