the housing, one could simply depict that finish and provide a claim that the product being patented is the pattern of the housing for electronics. Thus, the patent would likely be construed as covering electronics housings that have that ornamentation, whether the housing was tall a nd narrow, wide a nd shor t, or some other variation in the overall proportion. About the Author Art MacCord (amaccord@maccord mason.com) has practiced patent, trademark, copyright, and trade-secret December 2019 law for more than 40 years and is a graduate of the University of Virginia and George Washington University Law School. He currently practices with MacCord Mason PLLC in Greensboro, North Carolina. z IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE 63http://www.paytongroup.com/