11 Patent Drawing Blunders That'll Kill Your App (And How to Steer Clear)

 

Imagine this: You’ve invested months fine-tuning your gizmo, thousands of dollars on patent lawyers, and a gazillion hours crafting the ideal patent application. Then splash your app is rejected on account of a five-second drawing mistake. I’ve witnessed it happen far too many times.

Great innovators with revolutionising concepts are sidetracked by something as mundane as a misplaced line thickness or overlooked reference number. It’s tragic, and it’s entirely preventable.

Here’s the thing about patent drawings: they’re not pretty pictures to make your application look good. They’re documents that can make or break your whole patent. One little error and your examiner could reject your application or — worse — issue you a patent that doesn’t actually cover what you created.

Let me guide you through the 11 most typical drawing errors I encounter (and believe me, I’ve seen them all), along with exactly how to correct them before they set you back your patent.