# PatViz

> PatViz is patent & technical drawing software for patent agents, drafting services, and small IP firms. Turn rough sketches, photos, or CAD references into USPTO/EPO/PCT-compliant patent drawings, technical drawings, and mechanical drawings. Privacy-first desktop app (macOS and Windows), one-time payment, bring your own AI API key, all data stays on your machine.

## Key facts

- Product: AI-native desktop app that generates, refines, and annotates engineering illustrations as SVG on an interactive canvas.
- Platforms: macOS and Windows desktop app (no web app, no cloud uploads by default).
- Pricing: one-time payment, USD 129 early-bird lifetime deal (regular USD 175), no subscription. Unlimited figures and revisions.
- Privacy: local-first. Drawings, prompts, and exports stay on your machine. Bring your own AI API key (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or OpenRouter); AI calls go directly from your machine to the provider.
- Compliance: output tuned for USPTO 37 CFR 1.84, PCT Rule 11, and EPO conventions — uniform black lines, oblique hatching for cross-sections (PCT 11.13(b)), consistent reference numerals (PCT 11.13(m)), USPTO-style leader lines, minimum 0.32 cm lettering.
- Workflow: AI runs a plan → generate → assess loop with up to 3 refinement cycles; each draft is scored with pros, cons, and decision guidance. Reasoning traces are inspectable in a mind-map workspace.
- Inputs: JPEG, PNG, PDF, BMP, TIFF, and scanned sketches, photos, or CAD screenshots.
- Exports: SVG (editable), USPTO-format PDF (8.5 x 11 in, 1-inch margins), and 300 DPI PNG — all generated locally.
- Built for: solo patent agents and drafters, patent drafting services, small IP law firms, and in-house corporate IP teams.
- Homepage: https://patviz.com

## Pages

- [PatViz — Patent & Technical Drawings Software](https://patviz.com/): landing page. Drawing types, privacy/features, comparison vs illustration services and manual drafting, pricing, FAQ.
- [Technical Drawings Software](https://patviz.com/technical-drawings-software): technical and mechanical drawings for patent filings — assemblies, exploded views, cross-sections, schematics, flowcharts, block diagrams. Compliance summary and FAQ.
- [Patent Drawing Examples](https://patviz.com/patent-drawing-examples): gallery of generated examples — utility, design, mechanical (exploded views, cross-sections, gear assemblies, hydraulic schematics), patent diagrams (flowcharts, block diagrams, neural networks, state machines), chemical & biotech figures. Each captioned with the reference numerals and rule applied.
- [Free Patent Kind Code Lookup](https://patviz.com/tools/patent-kind-code-lookup): free tool to search patent kind codes by country code or name. Covers USPTO, EPO, WIPO, and 100+ patent offices.
- [Join the Waitlist](https://patviz.com/waitlist): early access to the desktop app; locks in the USD 129 lifetime price before public launch.

## Blog

- [How to search patents on USPTO and export results](https://patviz.com/blog/how-to-search-patents-on-USPTO-and-export-results): using USPTO Patent Public Search and Advanced Search, exporting results as CSV, and visual patent analysis.
- [5 Strategies for Effective Competitor Patent Tracking](https://patviz.com/blog/competitor-patent-tracking-strategies): identifying competitors, automated monitoring, filing-pattern analysis, patent families, and competitive-intelligence visualization.
- [The Future of Patent Landscape Visualization](https://patviz.com/blog/patent-landscape-visualization-trends): AI semantic analysis, 3D landscapes, real-time collaboration, and BI integration in patent visualization.
- [USPTO Drawing Compliance and Requirements](https://patviz.com/blog/uspto-drawing-compliance-and-requirements): practitioner guide to MPEP 1825 and PCT Rule 11 — sheet size, margins, lettering, line quality, figure numbering.
- [Mastering EPO Patent Drawings: A Guide to Compliance](https://patviz.com/blog/epo-drawing-compliance-and-requirements): EPO drawing rules — black lines, restricted text, consistent reference signs, flow sheets as drawings.
- [Why Desktop Apps Fit High-Privacy Legal and IP Workflows](https://patviz.com/blog/why-use-desktop-apps-for-privacy-legal-workflows): ABA Model Rule 1.6, GDPR Article 44, NIST SP 800-171, and why local-first desktop tooling reduces privacy risk for IP work.

## Optional

- [Full text for LLMs](https://patviz.com/llms-full.txt): every page and blog post's content in one file.