How much is the application fee for American invention patent?
There are two kinds of American patent applications: invention patents and design patents. American invention patent application is one of the most popular applications. So is it expensive to apply for an American invention patent? how much is it? The following small series will bring you the application fee for American invention patents. The explanation. How much is the application fee for American invention patent? How much is the application fee for American invention patent? The US patent application fee is quoted as: 20,000 yuan. The United States is a member of the Paris Convention and the PCT. You can apply for a patent in the United States through the Paris Convention or PCT application. Regarding fee reduction, American patents have a fee reduction policy for individual applications and small entities (less than 500 people), which is mainly aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, which is conducive to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and reducing their burden. Ways to apply for a patent for invention in the United States: first, apply for a patent directly to the United States (confidentiality review is required in the Chinese Patent Office in advance, and after the confidentiality review is passed, you can apply for a patent directly to the United States); 2. Apply for a patent in the United States through the Paris Convention (the priority is only 12 months); Third, apply for a patent in the United States through the PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (priority can reach 30 months). The patent law of the United States stipulates that all inventions or discoveries made of novel and practical methods, machines, products and substances, or new uses of known substances, or further improvement of the existing technology, belong to the object of protection of the patent law of the United States. How much is the application fee for American invention patent? Bian Xiao answered this question here. If you have more questions about patent application, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.