Guide to the Preparation of Patent Drawings

September 16, 2004 on 5:03 pm | In Legislation/Regulation, USPTO |

Did you know that the USPTO publication “Guide for the Preparation of Patent Drawings” is on-line now?  It is available for free here:  http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/pubs/pdg0602.zip.  The file is a Microsoft Word document, ~140 pages long, ~6MB in size.  Here is what is “new” (the previous version was dated October 1993):

Eighteen-month (pre-grant) publication of utility and plant applications has led to major changes in the way utility and plant drawings are processed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  See the section titled PROCESSING OF DRAWINGS, beginning on Page 3. 

The section titled SELECTED U.S. RULES OF PRACTICE RELATING TO PATENT DRAWINGS, beginning on Page 7, shows Title 35, United States Code, Section 113 and the drawing rules from Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations.  In some instances the rule is followed by additional information under the heading COMMENTS. 

With respect to the review of drawings in the U.S. national stage of international applications, Appendix 1 shows Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 1893.03(f) (Drawings and PCT Rule 11). 

With respect to Patent Cooperation Treaty drawing rules, Appendix 2 shows PCT Article 7 (The Drawings), PCT Rule 7 (The Drawings), and relevant portions of PCT Rule 11 (Physical Requirements of the International Application).

Conventional symbols are discussed and shown in Appendix 3.

Appendix 4 presents examples of drawings, each of which serves to illustrate one or more of the drawing standards set forth in 37 CFR 1.84.

Appendix 5 shows Form PTO-948 (NOTICE OF DRAFTSPERSON’S PATENT DRAWING REVIEW) as revised in April 2002. 

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