Patent Drawings Forum

DISCLAIMER: Gallagher’s Patent Drafting specializes in patent drafting, not patent law, and as such, none of our commentary here should be construed as legal advice. Rather, we want to share our insights into the practical aspects of preparing patent drawings based on our experience. Please feel free to post any questions or concerns you may have and we will answer to the best of our abilities.

THE ONLY CONSTANT — CHANGE

By David Gallagher

Many changes have occurred in the patent illustration field and at the United States Patent Office (USPTO) since I started this business in 1987. It wasn’t easy at that time (and even today in this digital age), to become informed of these changes as they occurred. It seems the best source of information is still people talking to one another. To expand upon this idea, we have decided to start this forum.

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We’ll be posting our insights and observations about the patent illustration business, and dealing with the rules and regulations at the USPTO and PCT which concern patent drawings. We welcome your participation by sharing your experiences and observations and hope this can be a learning experience for all who participate. If you prefer, we can be contacted via email at Info@GPDcorp.com

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- Filing Design Patents With The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Hague System)
  This post describes formatting requirements for drawings for filing industrial design patents electronically through the WIPO International Bureau.
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- 8 years ago
  david
- Ask The Draftsman Q&A
  Have any questions concerning patent drawings and illustration? Here is the place to ask them. We cannot answer questions related to patent law but will do our best to answer your questions based on our 32 years experience as a patent illustration firm.
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- 6 years, 6 months ago
  GalenOr
- USPTO & PCT: Patent Office Drawing Objections And Our Input
  Here we present some drawing objections we have seen from the two most common patent offices and what they mean. We also include in this forum any input we have received directly from the USPTO & PCT Offices in phone conversations or emails and our company policy as to how to handle certain situations.
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  david
- Are You Sending Patent Drawings Out Of The Country To Be Prepared?
  Patent applications, including the drawings, pending before the USPTO cannot be sent out of the country without following certain procedures stipulated by the USPTO and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) both of which are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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- 9 years ago
  HaroldHotte
- USPTO & PCT Patent Drawing Rules Discussion
  This forum provides some explanations of patent office drawing rules to which comments can be added or questions asked.
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- 8 years, 11 months ago
  HaroldHotte

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