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Why Smart Attorneys Are Learning to Edit Their Own Drawings
A Quiet Shift Is Happening in Patent Practice More and more attorneys are choosing to learn how to make simple, precise edits to patent drawings themselves.
Read MoreWhy Teams Love Our Certification and Progress Tracking System
Training That’s Designed for Patent Teams — Not Just Individuals In most law firms, training happens ad hoc — one assistant is trained by another, or someone “figures it out” on a deadline. This creates inconsistency, errors, and dependency on individual know-how.
Read MoreWhy Top Law Firms Are Standardizing Patent Drawing Workflows
Patent Drawings Used to Be a Black Box. That’s Changing. For years, patent drawings were handled in a way that worked — until it didn’t.
Read MoreWhy Visio Is the Perfect Drawing Tool for Patent Attorneys
Drawing Tasks Are No Longer Optional for Attorneys Patent attorneys don’t need to become drafters — but they do need to handle figures. Whether reviewing inventor sketches, refining annotated diagrams, or coordinating with support staff, drawings are a core part of the workflow.
Read MoreWhy Your IP Team’s Drawing Workflow May Be Slowing Down Filings
When Drawings Delay the Filing — But No One Notices Patent drawings are essential, but they’re often treated as a background task. A figure is requested, created, reviewed, and revised—but without a defined workflow, this process quietly introduces delays that affect the entire filing timeline.
Read MoreYou Don’t Need to Be a Designer to Make Great Patent Drawings
Drawing Quality Isn’t About Design — It’s About Communication Patent figures don’t need to be pretty. They need to be clear, correct, and consistent. That makes them legal documents, not artistic ones.
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Define Your Design Patent Scope Visually: Avoid Rejections and Future Litigation
🔍 The Visual Language of Claim Scope in Design Patents In utility patents, words are your weapon. In design patents, drawings are the weapon.
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Design Patent Drawings Have a Consistency Problem — Here’s Why It Matters
⚖️ The Hidden Liability in Design Patent Drawings Design patents live or die by their drawings. Yet drawing inconsistencies—subtle changes in shape, alignment, or detail across views—are everywhere. Most attorneys know that these issues could lead to a rejection, but far fewer realize that inconsistencies are a litigation liability too.
Read MoreHow to Cut Drawing Turnaround Time in Half Without Hiring a Drafter
🕒 Tired of Waiting Days for a Simple Drawing Fix? If you’re a solo patent attorney, you already wear enough hats. Waiting on drafters for minor drawing tweaks—or worse, sending five rounds of emails just to adjust a connector—is not a good use of your time.
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How to Reduce Drawing-Based Rejections in Design Patents
⚖️ Design Drawing Rejections Aren’t Just a Drafter’s Problem Patent prosecution teams know the pain: the design patent you filed weeks ago comes back flagged with 35 U.S.C. § 112 rejections—missing views, inconsistent shading, or even a dreaded new matter objection.
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