Useful Links

General Information Concerning Patents from USPTO Web site

Adobe Acrobat Free Reader Obtain the Reader for receiving patent drawings via e-mail

Listing of File Extensions Useful to identify file types and the programs that created them

Converter's Paradise Download files to convert computer files from one type to another

Patent Drawing Specifications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Standard for U.S. Patent Drawings 37 CFR 1.84

MPEP - Manual of Patent Examining Procedure for U.S. - Table of Contents [Section 608.02 concerns Drawings]

"Guide for the Preparation of Patent Drawings" published in 2002 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [10 MB file]

Patents Guidance, Tools & Manuals 

Example of Form PTO-948 [Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review]

United States Patent Search

Patent Drawing Specifications for PCT [Patent Cooperation Treaty]

PCT Drawing Requirements from Volume I, Chapter V of the PCT Applicant's Guide

PCT Applicant's Guide Volume I - Table of Contents

PCT Regulations - Table of Contents

Example of Form PCT/RO/106 (Annex C1) [Notice of Patent Drawing Review]

Trademark Specifications

Rules of Practice for U.S. Trademark Law

Patent Offices

USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office

PCT - Patent Cooperation Treaty

WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

EPO – European Patent Office

Patent Office Sites Around the World

Listing of Patent Attorneys and Agents

United States Patent Attorneys/Agents listed by State