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Why Teams Love Our Certification and Progress Tracking System

Training That’s Designed for Patent Teams — Not Just Individuals In most law firms, training happens ad hoc — one assistant is trained by another, or someone “figures it out” on a deadline. This creates inconsistency, errors, and dependency on individual know-how.

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Why Top Law Firms Are Standardizing Patent Drawing Workflows

Patent Drawings Used to Be a Black Box. That’s Changing. For years, patent drawings were handled in a way that worked — until it didn’t.

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Why Visio Is the Perfect Drawing Tool for Patent Attorneys

Drawing Tasks Are No Longer Optional for Attorneys Patent attorneys don’t need to become drafters — but they do need to handle figures. Whether reviewing inventor sketches, refining annotated diagrams, or coordinating with support staff, drawings are a core part of the workflow.

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Why Your IP Team’s Drawing Workflow May Be Slowing Down Filings

When Drawings Delay the Filing — But No One Notices Patent drawings are essential, but they’re often treated as a background task. A figure is requested, created, reviewed, and revised—but without a defined workflow, this process quietly introduces delays that affect the entire filing timeline.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Designer to Make Great Patent Drawings

Drawing Quality Isn’t About Design — It’s About Communication Patent figures don’t need to be pretty. They need to be clear, correct, and consistent. That makes them legal documents, not artistic ones.

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How to Cut Drawing Turnaround Time in Half Without Hiring a Drafter

🕒 Tired of Waiting Days for a Simple Drawing Fix? If you’re a solo patent attorney, you already wear enough hats. Waiting on drafters for minor drawing tweaks—or worse, sending five rounds of emails just to adjust a connector—is not a good use of your time.

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Are You Still Asking Your Draftsperson to Make Drawing Changes? Think Again.

Stop Waiting on Drawing Revisions — Take Control with Visio If you’re still marking up PDFs and emailing back-and-forth with your draftsperson to fix simple issues, you’re not alone—but you’re likely wasting hours.

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Visio How-To: Adding and Editing Connectors

Why Connectors Matter in Patent Figures In flowcharts, system diagrams, or process figures, connectors show relationships—what happens next, how components interact, and where the logic flows. Mastering connectors in Visio ensures your figures are clear, compliant, and easy to revise.

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Visio How-To: Drag and Drop Shapes for Fast Figure Assembly

Build Patent Drawings Without Drawing from Scratch Microsoft Visio changed the way professionals create diagrams—not by sketching lines or arcs, but by assembling pre-built, reusable components called shapes. For patent professionals, this means you can construct figures faster, with better consistency, and no manual drafting skills.

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Visio How-To: Editing Text Accurately in Patent Figures

Edit Patent Drawing Text with Confidence Using the Three-Click Rule Whether you’re adjusting flowchart labels or correcting reference numbers, editing text in Microsoft Visio should be quick, not frustrating. But many users struggle with selecting and modifying text efficiently.

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