① data preparation
Self-certification information of the applicant: the individual is an identity document and the company is a company registration certificate; Effective contact information and mailing address, patent description and attached drawings; If you apply for patent priority, you need to provide an online certificate of patent rights in other countries.
② Submit an application
After the materials are fully prepared, it is also necessary to check whether the applied patent meets the requirements, including the uniqueness and novelty of the patent. And submit the information documents to the corresponding government departments for application.
③ Approval process
After accepting the application, the United States Patent Office will enter the examination procedure.
Formal review: check the conformity of the application documents.
Substantive examination: to examine whether the uniqueness and novelty of the patent application meet the application conditions.
(4) publicity to the public.
When the examination procedure is completed and passed, and the patent application is more than 18 months, the US Patent and Trademark Office will open the patent for public comments (rebuttal may occur during the period).
⑤ Patent registration authorization
If there is no effective rebuttal or all questions and doubts have been solved in the patent disclosure stage, the US Patent and Trademark Office will issue a notice to the applicant, and the applicant shall go through the patent registration formalities, pay relevant fees and obtain a patent certificate in time within 3 months.