Role of Patent Illustration : An art of Patent Draftsman, in Patents.

PATENT rules the world in terms of intelligence and business profits but, patents are being ruled by PATENT DRAWINGS , in most cases.

An unambiguous drawing is worth thousands of words and a simple representation is enough to give a visual form of the patent description. Patent drawings are not just a drawing but it is a visualization of your invention. They aid in understanding the invention better and in fact, high quality patent drawing is the best way to represent the invention disclosure.

A high-quality patent drawing paves the way for:

• Improving the chances of Patent Grant
• Eliminating the need for office Action

IMPROVING THE CHANCES OF PATENT GRANT

If the submitted Patent drawings clearly defines all the features  of the invention, they make the examination process faster by giving a clear view of the invention.

During prosecution / examination of patent application, the patent drawings plays a vital role to differentiate the invention from others by clearing defining the novelty of the design / invention.
There is always a mismatch of understanding the invention between inventor, attorney and examiner but the good patent drawings eliminate the mismatch and connect them into a dot that leads to a grant of patent application.
Drawings must comply with all the standards framed by the patent office.
From examiner point of view, high-quality patent drawings make the invention clear and thus aids in granting the Patent easily.

ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR OFFICE ACTION

Ø Mainly office actions occur due to:

• Fails to clearly illustrate the claimed part;
• Lacks/improper shading and consistency;
• Lack of Improper margins;
• Insufficient views;
• Not showing all the features;
• Improper/missing numerals;

Ø To avoid such office actions, patent drawings should be illustrated by considering all the requirement points.

Ø If the specified requirements are met by the illustrated drawing, the office action will be eliminated.

Ø Thus, giving a high weightage to patent in terms of grant.

Utility and Design patent illustrations:  

Elements and dimensions used in Patent Illustration:

When the invention is clearly illustrated in high quality following the patent standards, the probability of getting patent grant is high.

• A Professional Patent illustrator, who has Knowledge in Patent Drawing Standards & Good imagination is the right choice to get the high-quality patent drawings by complying with drawing standards.

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