Articles
Meet Bernadette Marshall of NBG Drafting & Design in Roswell
Originally published in the VoyageATL (2017)
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Comments and proposals for improving patent quality
Originally published in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal Commentaries
Volume 2 (2015)
The following comments address issues specifically regarding patent drawings:
- Enforcing rules for patent drawings
- How simple, clear, and accurate images help In the event of litigation
- Suggested update to USPTOs digital output of patent drawings on its database
- Advantages to filing formal drawings with the initial filing of an application
- USPTOs move towards harmonizing patent standards
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Better drawings make a better patent
Published January 2010
- Find out why you need formal patent drawings and how clear accurate patent drawings will strengthen your patent application
- Learn how accurate patent drawings help United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) examiners understand your invention
- Discover the advantages of clear accurate patent drawings when perusing an infringer or when it comes to defending your patent
- Find out about Utility and Design Patent Drawings
- Hear about the pitfalls of filing informal patent drawings vs. formal patent drawings
- Read about the way patent drawings are created and the difference between computers generated and hand drawn patent drawings
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Better drawings make a better patent (revised)
Published April 2010
- Learn why you should use a professional draftsperson to create your patent drawings
- Read about the technical specifications for filing a patent application with the United States
- Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and other countries
- Find out about PCT requirements for patent drawings
- View samples of design patent drawings and utility patent drawings
- Read about what you should be looking for in a professional draftsman and get information about how to find a good draftsperson
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IP Litigation: What Place for Patent Drawings
Published July 2014
If a case does go to trial a patent application containing accurate and clear patent drawings is critical insofar as it helps the judge and members of the jury to understand the patent owners’ claims.
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INVENTORS
- Patent Drawings: Shading, when and where to use it (published December 2012)
- Patent Drawings: Holiday Edition (published January 2013)
- When to use photographs in lieu of patent drawings (published April 2013)
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