DRAWING

drawing. 1.Patents. A specially prepared figure included with a patent application to explain

and describe the invention. • A drawing is required when necessary to understand the invention. 35

USCA  §  113.  [Cases:  Patents    100.  C.J.S.  Patents  §  143.]  2.Trademarks.  A  graphic  or  textual

depiction of a trademark, filed as part of an application for the mark to be placed on the primary

register.  •  The  drawing  serves  as  the  element  that  is  published  in  the  Official  Gazette.  It  must

include the applicant’s name and address, the type of goods or services it will identify, and the date

of first use or a statement of intent to use it in commerce. [Cases: Trade Regulation    212. C.J.S.

Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition §§ 176–177.][Blacks Law 8th]

formal drawing.A drawing that complies with the formatting requirements of the U.S. Patent

and  Trademark  Office,  as  set  forth  in  37  CFR  §  1.84,  and  is  stamped  “Approved”  by  the  PTO

Drafter. Cf. informal drawing.

front-page  drawing.A  drawing  submitted  with  the  patent  application  and  selected  by  the

examiner  as  the  application’s  representative  drawing.  •  The  drawing  is  reproduced  on  the  front

page of the published application or patent. [Cases: Patents    100. C.J.S. Patents § 143.]

informal  drawing.A  drawing  that  does  not  comply  with  the  formatting  requirements  of  the

U.S.  Patent  and  Trademark  Office.  •  A  drawing  may  be  submitted  as  informal  by  the  patent

applicant, or declared informal by the PTO Drafter. Cf. formal drawing.

original drawing.A drawing submitted with the original application.

special-form  drawing.A drawing  of a trademark  that contains some  graphical element, such

as a logo, a picture, or a special type style. • A stylized or special-form drawing must be submitted

in black-and-white, with a description of the colors to be used on the final mark. — Also termed

stylized drawing.

substitute  drawing.A  drawing  submitted  after  the  original  application  has  been  filed.  •  A

substitute drawing is often a formal drawing filed to replace an informal drawing.

typed drawing.A drawing of a trademark that is purely textual, with no graphical component.

• A typed drawing consists solely of the words, letters, and numbers that make up the mark, typed

in all capitals. — Also termed typed-form drawing. [Blacks Law 8th]