Creating drawings for patents is very different from our school days. Unlike paintings at school, there are certain rules here and it is necessary to follow these rules religiously, but failure may result in refusal of patent application. Regardless of whether the drawing is a utility model or a design patent, it is necessary to follow these golden rules presented by a patent office like the USPTO.
This is an article emphasizing some of these golden rules, which the draft personnel must follow in creating the patent illustration of the invention.
Rule of patent drawing
Clearly display functions: Regardless of whether you are genuine with the device, process, or design, it is very accurate. The patent illustrator needs to accurately record every feature of the present invention.
We can say that the patent examiner needs to be able to fully understand the features of items without stressing their brows. If you do not list all the details, there is a possibility that it will result in the refusal of the patent.
For example, if you have a mobile phone drawing with many functions, you need to display each function of the mobile phone. In that way, we need to make everyone understand the invention clearly.
Neat Even if you present the features of the invention accurately, there are risks of refusal to write and change, even if there are some strikethrough in the drawing. The place where your patent illustration must be clean and clean is not written anywhere, but the patent office like the USPTO needs drawing that is easy to read, clean and error-free.
Readability: Readability is the ability to distinguish between different characters, and another criterion that professional draft staff need to ensure that each text, word, image does not overlap with its attached elements. If you lose optimum readability, the application may be rejected.
Readability: Readability is another criterion that is not listed anywhere, but you need to do it throughout this process. Intervals between words, between words, and between lines are such that the obtained text can be visually readable again.
Visually appeal: In addition to requiring legitimate drawings, it must be visually appealing even in places where there are no folds, holes or folds in the drawing sheet.
Use the metric system: Any size and sizing information presented in the patent disclosure is preferably consumable in the case of small devices that can use millimeters. The USPTO does not prohibit the use of English Engineering Units, but I prefer the metric system and it is necessary to follow this rule as well.
Sheet size: Sheet size is another important criterion that needs to follow the patent drawing. The patent office like the USPTO is very specialized in seat size, and it only accepts two types of sheet sizes: a) 21 cm × 29.7 cm A4 size and b) 21.6 cm × 27.9 cm.
In summary all, creating an illustration of the invention is not only scientific but also art that requires appropriate knowledge of regulatory norms and artistic approaches, so only when it is an experienced draft, -Man.
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