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Table of Contents
Definition of a Design
Types of Designs
Design vs. Utility Patents
Improper Subject Matter
Invention Organizations
Elements of a Application
The Preamble
The Title
The Figure Descriptions
A Single Claim
Drawings or Photographs
The Views
Surface Shading & Drafting Symbols
Broken Lines
Photographs
The Oath or Declaration
Disclosure Examples
The Design Patent Process
Drawing Examples
Symbols for Draftsmen
Patent Laws
Patent Rules
Sample Specification
  To the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks:

Your petitioner, (Name)_______________ a citizen of (Country)__________ and a resident of (City, State)__________, prays that letters patent may be granted for the design for a (Title)_______________as set forth in the following specification:

FIG. 1 is a ___________view of a __________showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a ___________view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a ___________view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a ___________view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a ___________view thereof; and
FIG. 6 is a ___________view thereof.

I claim: the ornamental design for a __________as shown.




*Applicants are referred to the Disclosure Examples on Pages 9-13, to determine the proper wording and number of Figure Descriptions appropriate to their disclosure. Individual inventors should also complete a Statement Claiming Small Entity Status (FORM PTOS/SB/09), as well as a Declaration. Questions regarding an application and its forms may be directed to the Patent Assistance Center at 1-800-786-9199.



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