I'm pretty certain trademarks are distinct from design patents, but that the same thing can claimed as both a design patent and a trademark. Many design patent

I'm pretty certain trademarks are distinct from design patents, but that the same thing can claimed as both a design patent and a trademark. Many design patents are simply designs and do not reflect a brand or manufacturer of a product. Likewise many trademarks are merely words/phrases or iconography/brandmarks and are not patentable. I disagree with the concept of design patents. I believe that determining the novelty of a design is mostly subjective.