How to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 241 pages
• Published by: NOLO
• Edition: 5th Edition August 15, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1413306535
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1413306538
• Book Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

From Library Journal
Clear and adequately detailed patent drawings are just as crucial to a successful application as the textual information they illustrate. In response to reader demand, patent agent Lo and attorney Pressman have written a step-by-step guide to patent drawing. Created as a companion publication to Pressman's Patent It Yourself (Nolo, 1996), it's easier to understand than the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) equivalent, Guide for the Preparation of Patent Drawings (GPO, 1993). This book shows how to prepare formal drawings using a pen, a computer-aided design (CAD) program, a camera, or by tracing a photograph. It also notes common errors to avoid, tells how to interpret and respond to objections or rejections by the PTO, and explains terminology ("informalities," "enabling disclosure," "prior art") to which nonspecialists will be exposed in the process. Any library owning Pressman's Patent It Yourself (a self-help standard in its own right) will want this one, too.?Johanna Johnson, Dallas P.L.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Midwest Book Review
Professional patent drafters charge hundreds of dollars to prepare patent drawings. The Patent Drawing Book shows how to complete a crucial step in the patenting process -- the creation of formal patent drawings that comply with the strict rules of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. You can also use the drawings to market and promote your product to prospective manufacturers and customers. This invaluable book also teaches the basics of technical drafting using pen and ruler, computer automated drawing programs, and photographic techniques. Most importantly, you can have the satisfaction of properly completing the entire patent application yourself. An impressive legal accomplishment for an inventor that will protect the value of his or her intellectual property and provide peace of mind regarding protections against patent infringements and misuse by others. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself: Prepare Formal Drawings Required by the U.S. Patent Office (Paperback) On the last couple of patent applications I submitted, I ended up doing 90% of the drawings myself because it turned out to be easier than continuously having to correct the mistakes of the draftsman. My attorney said that my drawings just needed to be shaded and cleaned up a bit, and have the legends applied, but otherwise what ended up going into the applications was essentially my drawings with a few more bells and whistles. His draftsman had just put them on a light table and copied them as is. But I still had to pay for the drawings! This book was able to get me the rest of the way there by detailing the regulations that the USPTO puts on drawings. They're not really difficult, but they ARE specific. Don't be intimidated by them. The very simple drawing style specified by the USPTO is to allow clear reproduction and printing. My attorney charges $295 per figure, and one page can have 2 or 3 figures on it! The last application we submitted had about a dozen figures total. Some of the expense is the work of integrating and describing the drawings, but it is guaranteed to save you money if you do your own drawings. Besides, this ensures that you will be satisfied with the quality and accuracy. Don't forget you can also have the draftsman do the difficult 3-D "Figure 1" bit, and you do the simpler stuff. Like me, I'll bet you'll find it easier than you thought!