A design patent protects the structural or ornamental appearance of a new invention where the drawings themselves are the claims, defining what is and is not protected.

It is critical that a design patent's drawings are accurately drawn, consistent from all views, and utilize shading techniques that best convey the shape and form.

Legal Advantage's consistency guide ensures a prefect design draft - every time.

Does the top view match the side view?

Does the bottom view match the front view?

Legal Advantage hires artists, graphic designers, and engineers for the design and production teams. Our well rounded teams ensure that every patent drawing accurately depicts the nature and form of the invention. We can utilize different types of illustration techniques to suit your needs.

Stipple- The advantage of stipple shading is it's simplistic depiction of the design's shape. This informative reduction of a design’s form makes it efficient to understand volume and surface

Line - Line drawn figures allow examiners to accurately check consistency from all the figures view points.  By using appropriate line weights and shading techniques forms can be clearly and concisely represented, provided little confusion for the design’s shape.

Bitmap- While high quality black and white photos can be submitted to the USPTO, it is likely that the perspective will be not be consistent  for all figures, leading to rejection.  Another key issue is the poor reproductive nature of photo submissions.