What are the ways to apply for a patent in the United States? What are the special procedures for American patent applications?

What are the ways to apply for a patent in the United States? What are the special procedures for American patent applications? There are patent applications in China, and of course there are also in the United States. Many people want to apply for patents in the United States, so it is very important to know the relevant application channels. So what does it mean for special programs in applications? What are the ways to apply for a patent in the United States? 1. Apply for a patent directly to the United States (confidentiality review is required in China Patent Office in advance, and you can apply for a patent directly to the United States after the confidentiality review is passed); 2. Apply for a patent to the United States through the Paris Convention (within 12 months from the priority date); 3. Apply for a patent in the United States through the PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (within 30 months from the priority date). What are the special procedures in American patent applications? 1. Cost reduction procedures for small entity applicants. According to the patent law of the United States, applicants can enjoy 50% reduction of various fees including application fees in the following three categories of subjects or situations. Applicants in China who meet one of the following conditions can obtain the right of fee reduction and exemption through declaration, so as to reduce the burden of application fee. 2. Information disclosure procedures. Simply put, the parties applying for a patent (including inventors, assignees, agents, etc.). ) should be related to the invention patentability of technical data (including patents and documents, search reports, examination opinions, etc.) to inform the United States Patent Office. ) .3. Continue the review process. This procedure is somewhat similar to the application for reexamination after China's patent application was rejected. According to the patent law of the United States, the case of continuing examination is usually filed within 6 months after the applicant receives the final rebuttal, and the purpose of filing the case of continuing examination is to continue the examination. 4. Split the application. This procedure is similar to China's patent singularity problem. In the United States, the divisional application procedure is based on the Patent Law of the United States (35USC) 12 1, Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Patent Law of the United States (37CFR), 5, Patent Examination Expressway Procedure. Due to the complexity of patent examination procedures and systems in the United States and the long period of examination and authorization, many intellectual property offices, including the United States, have begun to gradually try out PPH plans. What are the ways to apply for a patent in the United States? What are the special procedures in American patent applications? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a US patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.