[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.165]

[Page 89]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--National Processing Provisions
 
Sec. 1.165  Plant drawings.

    (a) Plant patent drawings should be artistically and competently 
executed and must comply with the requirements of Sec. 1.84. View 
numbers and reference characters need not be employed unless required by 
the examiner. The drawing must disclose all the distinctive 
characteristics of the plant capable of visual representation.
    (b) The drawings may be in color. The drawing must be in color if 
color is a distinguishing characteristic of the new variety. Two copies 
of color drawings or photographs and a black and white photocopy that 
accurately depicts, to the extent possible, the subject matter shown in 
the color drawing or photograph must be submitted.

[58 FR 38726, July 20, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 57058, Sept. 20, 2000]