USPTO Patent Drawing USA and Canada Objected Patent Drawings USA and Canada
Patent drawings help the examiner understand the minute features of an inventive product, technique, or design. With many jurisdictions requiring drawings in utility and design patent applications, applicants must follow all of the IP office's criteria. USPTO have several rules related to Patent Drawings in the USA , failing to which can lead to Objected Patent Drawings . Some of the reasons for objections are: 1. Line quality that is too light to be reproduced (all lines and letters must be heavy enough to allow acceptable reproduction) or unintelligible text (reference characters, sheet numbers, and view numbers must be plain and legible). Design has a lot of text or language that isn't in English (including, for example, a flow chart that was originally not in English that has been marked up to include the English text). 3. Design does not have the appropriate margin or are not on the correct size paper. As per 37 CFR 1.84...