How to Make Patent Drawings: A "Patent It Yourself" Companion

by Jack Lo, David Pressman

Overview

Patent drafters charge $75 to $100 per sheet to prepare drawings -- but you can draw them yourself!


How to Make Patent Drawings is an essential guide for inventors who want to complete a crucial step in the patenting process themselves -- creating formal patent drawings that comply with the strict rules of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (and save hundreds or even thousands of dollars).



Written by two experts in the patent field, How to Make Patent Drawings, shows you how to:

make utility patent drawings

make design patent drawings

utilize pen and paper, or digital equipment

respond to Patent Office Actions regarding drawings


Plus, once you've secured a patent with your drawings, you can also use them to market and promote your product to prospective manufacturers and customers.



The 6th edition is completely updated to reflect recent changes to patent law and the newest advances in technical drawing. It includes all necessary forms, plus step-by-step instructions for filling them out.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413314632
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	08/13/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Jack Lo is an inventor and a registered patent agent with many years of experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications, including making formal patent drawings. He is the co-author of How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself.

Originally from Philadelphia, San Francisco Patent Attorney David Pressman is a graduate of Penn State University (BSEE) and George Washington University Law School (JD) where he was on the Law Review. He has over 40 years of experience in the patent profession -- as a patent examiner for the U.S. Patent Office, a patent attorney in corporate and private practice, a university instructor, a columnist, and as author of the Patent and Trademark entries to the World Book Encyclopedia. He is an expert on patent filing, prosecution, and licensing and his books have charted the path for over 250,000 inventors. Patent It Yourself is the most highly recommended guide to patenting an invention. David is also co-author of The Inventor's Notebook (with Fred Grissom), How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself (with Jack Lo), Patent Pending In 24 Hours (with Rich Stim), and Patents For Beginners (with Rich Stim).