Eighteen-Month Publication
If drawings are “acceptable,” applicant may submit better quality drawings for publication:
- with an EFS copy of the application, or
- with a petition under 37 CFR 1.182 (and $130 fee) within the later of fourteen months from the earliest claimed priority date or one month from the actual filing date of the application
- submit to Box PGPUB Drawings
See Drawings in Patent Application Publications and Patents, 1242 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 114 (Jan. 16, 2001)