Drawing Control = Filing Control: Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Everything
Control Over Drawings = Control Over Filing Patent filings are about clarity, timing, and precision — and drawings are part of that. But when the entire drawing process is outsourced, attorneys often lose something important: control.
Read MoreFrom Sketch to Submission: An Attorney’s Guide to Speeding Up Figure Prep
Why Figure Preparation Deserves Attorney Attention Patent figures aren’t just technical—they’re legal. When drawings are slow to create or hard to update, that delay can ripple through intake, drafting, and prosecution. Yet many attorneys remain dependent on tools or teams that slow the process.
Read MoreHow to Edit Patent Drawings in Visio — No Experience Needed
Editing Patent Drawings Doesn’t Require a Drafter Many patent professionals assume that once a figure is created, any changes must go back to the original drafter.
Read MoreLearn Visio for Patent Drawings in a Single Weekend
You Don’t Need to Learn All of Visio—Just the Right Parts Most Visio courses are built for engineers or corporate diagramming—not for patent attorneys. They’re too broad, too slow, and full of features you’ll never use in your work.
Read MoreSave Hours per Filing: Quick Drawing Tasks You Can Do in Visio
Save Hours per Filing — Without Learning to Draft Most patent attorneys aren’t trying to become drafters. But you don’t need full drawing skills to handle quick, high-impact figure tasks that usually slow down the filing process.
Read MoreThe Strategic Advantage of Controlling Your Own Figures
Control Over Patent Figures Is a Legal Advantage — Not a Technical One In patent practice, figures are often treated as an outsourcing task. You sketch, a drafter renders, and a back-and-forth begins. But the further figures are from your direct control, the more friction — and risk — you introduce.
Read MoreYou 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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