2. Examination system and authorization time: EU design patents adopt formal examination, and the authorization time of EU design patents is 2-4 weeks. In the United States, the examination of appearance patents is strict and needs substantive examination. Therefore, the authorization time between the two is quite different: the authorization time of American design patents takes about 1.5 years.
3. Duration of protection: The duration of protection of EU appearance patents is relatively long, 25 years from the date of application;
4. Application fee: All the fees for the EU appearance patent from the application stage to the authorization stage are only 9,800 yuan.