🧭 Learning Paths Overview
This course can reorganize itself based on your goals.
Your selected Learning Path determines which certification final projects you will see in Module 5.
You can change your learning path at any time by editing your profile.
🔧 How to Change Your Learning Path
- Go to Start Here → Customize Your Learning Experience → Choose Your Learning Path
- Select the learning path that best matches your goals
- Save your choice and reload the course page
(the course content will automatically adjust to your selection)
Note:
If you are changing an existing selection and want to reset it first, you may use “Remove my choice” before selecting a new path.
You may change your learning path at any time unless your institution has assigned a fixed path for you.
🎓 Available Learning Paths
🔵 Path 1 — Fundamentals Only
For learners who want to:
- learn core Visio skills
- make simple corrections and adjustments
- annotate, label, and clean up existing figures
Who is this for?
Patent attorneys, patent agents, paralegals, and assistants who do not create drawings from scratch, but need to review, adjust, and make targeted edits to existing Visio drawings.
This includes adding or correcting annotations, labels, reference numbers, and layout elements in editable files provided by a drafter or drawing service — helping reduce back-and-forth and improve overall workflow efficiency.
🟢 Path 2 — Diagram-Type Patent Figure Drawing Skills
For learners who want to create:
- flowcharts
- system/process diagrams
Who is this for? Patent attorneys, agents, paralegals, inventors, students, and R&D engineers who primarily work with software-driven, AI-based, or system-level inventions where flowcharts and system diagrams cover the vast majority of drawing needs.
🟣 Path 3 — Full Utility Patent Drawing Skills
For learners who want to produce complete, formal utility patent drawings, including:
- flowcharts and system diagrams
- image tracing (photos/sketches → clean line drawings)
- tables
- graphs
- GUI screenshots
- forms
- electrical diagrams
- complete multi-figure drawing sets
Who is this for? Patent attorneys, agents, drafters, paralegals, assistants, inventors, students, and R&D engineers who work with a wide range of patent drawing types—or anyone who wants full end-to-end utility patent drawing capability.
🔴 Path 4 — Utility Patent Drawing Quality Reviewer
For learners who do not produce drawings, but want to:
- inspect drawing sets for errors
- verify USPTO drawing rule compliance
- check reference numbers, lead lines, formatting
- identify missing elements or rule violations
- perform quality-control audits of drawings created by others
Who is this for? Patent paralegals, assistants, IP managers, and legal support staff responsible for reviewing, validating, and quality-checking patent drawings before filing.