---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 1.165"
title: "37"
number: "1.165"
heading: "Plant drawings."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/1.165"
---

# §1.165. Plant drawings.

- (a) Plant patent drawings should be artistically and competently executed and must comply with the requirements of [§ 1.84](/cfr/37/1.84.md). 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 must be submitted.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 38726, July 20, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 57058, Sept. 20, 2000; 69 FR 56543, Sept. 21, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 38726, July 20, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 57058, Sept. 20, 2000; 69 FR 56543, Sept. 21, 2004]