PATENT DRAWINGS

A Patent Application often requires drawings or illustrations to aid the understanding of the technical features and its assembly of the invention. The sheets of drawings should have as many views (Plan, Top, Side, Section, ISO, Exploded) as is required to understand and aid the patent application fully.

IP AUSTRALIA manages patents and trademark applications in Australia as they have prior art knowledge of IP intellectual property. The requirements for drawing representations are:

There is no need for a specific number of views. However, one must provide good ideas to display the design, which usually requires several ideas fully.

We prefer traditional views like (front, side and top) but will also accept perspective or isometric views. (See image below).

All views must show the same design. It mainly applies to colour, as colour is usually a visual feature of the design.

What can drafting Australia do to assist your Patent Application?

Our Drawing/patent office works with patent lawyers as well as individual inventors. Our Patent Drawings & Illustrations are always by the guidelines set by the Intellectual Property Office. We use the best method or process with focusing maximum on the advantage to applicant benefits.

There are several vital points requirements for all drawings

• Draw accurately, without sketches, with well-defined linework.
• Show only the design in question and no descriptive wording or dimensions.
• The labelling of views like ‘perspective view’ or ‘rear views’ is acceptable.
• A4 size paper if lodged by post.
• Use broken or dashed lines when highlighting:
• Use elements of the Product other than those bearing the visual features of the design.
• Parts of the design refer to in the statement of newness and distinctiveness.
• Boundaries like a pattern applied to part of a surface, stitching and perforations.
• Features that establish an environmental context.