Do I Really Need Drawing Skills If I Work With a Drafter?
A Common Assumption — and Why It Deserves Reexamining If you work with a drafter or staff member who handles figures, it’s easy to think: “I don’t need to learn how to draw. That’s their job.”
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Why We Focused on Team Needs — Not Just Individual Learning Patent drawing isn’t just a skill—it’s a team responsibility. Attorneys sketch figures. Paralegals revise them. Drafters polish them. Assistants may handle annotations.
Read MoreThe Fastest Way to Learn Patent Drawing — No Drafting Background Needed
Patent Drawing Can Be Learned Faster Than You Think Many patent assistants assume drawing tasks require years of design training or specialized software. But for most legal workflows, the opposite is true.
Read MoreWhy Attorneys, Paralegals, and Drafters All Need Role-Specific Drawing Training
Drawing Is No Longer a Single-Role Task Patent figures may be drafted by specialists, but they’re shaped by the entire team.
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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.
Read MoreVisio How-To: Faster Annotations with IP DaVinci’s Stencil
Annotating Patent Drawings Doesn’t Have to Be Painful Adding reference numbers and lead lines is one of the most repetitive—but essential—tasks in patent drawing. Traditionally, this means:
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