Patent Drawing Requirements – Utility & Design Patent Drawing Views

An experienced draftsperson will produce a set of drawings that best portrays your claims and describes your invention in a utility patent application. A design patent application “must contain a sufficient number of views to constitute a complete disclosure of the appearance of the design”.


Views may include:
FIG 1. Is a perspective view
FIG 2. Is a front elevational view of figure 1
FIG 3. Is a right side elevational view of figure 1
FIG 4. Is a rear elevational view of figure 1
FIG 5 Is a left elevational view of figure 1
FIG 6. Is a top elevational view of figure 1
FIG 7. Is a bottom elevational view of figure 1

Reference from: Manual of Patent Examining Procedure – MPEP
1503.02 Drawing (R-5)
37 CFR 1.152. Design Drawings
US Patent and Trademark Office.

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