Avoiding these common errors in design patent drawings can help ensure that your patent application will be approved and the patent will be strong in court.
While patent drawings are essential for almost any successful patent application, they are even more important for design patent applications than for utility patents. Since design patents are for ornamentation and appearance, the drawing IS the disclosure. When considering what goes into drawings for design patents, it’s good to keep in mind the US patent … Read more
Nowadays, no one but an inventor would hang a patent drawing on a wall. But once upon a time, patent drawings often went way beyond the merely functional – some of them were museum-quality works of art. Take a look at this drawing from a patent for a fire ladder in 1837. It includes many … Read more
Do it Yourself Inventor Kit – Gifts for Young Inventors: There’s no age requirement for getting a patent, and the youngest person to be granted a patent (so far) was a four-year-old Houston girl who invented an aid for grasping round knobs. A little-known holiday called “Kid Inventor’s Day” is celebrated on January 17 – … Read more