Introduction to the application channels and required documents of American appearance patent
The United States is a member of the Paris Convention and PCT, so you can apply for a patent in the United States directly through the Paris Convention or through PCT. The following small series will bring you an introduction to the application channels and required documents of American appearance patents. Introduction to the application channels and required documents of American appearance patent 1. Paris convention channel: 2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) channels: application channels and required documents for appearance patents: including Paris Convention channels and direct application channels to the United States. Paris Convention: After filing an application in China and before the expiration of 6 months from the date of the first prior patent application (i.e. the priority date), you can enjoy the priority treatment and need to submit the priority certificate. Materials to be prepared and information provided: 1) Application information: Chinese and English names, addresses and postcodes of the applicant and inventor, country of application, contact person, etc. 2) Pictures or photos of design: The applicant shall submit a three-dimensional view (expanded view) and a six-sided view (front view, back view, left view, right view, top view and bottom view), and the dimensions of the six-sided view must be consistent. If necessary, you can submit reference views. 3) Brief description of the design; 4) Where priority is claimed, the notice of acceptance of the earlier application and the priority certificate of the earlier application shall also be provided. 5) Small entity statement (if the applicant is an individual, or a small and medium-sized enterprise with less than 500 employees, or a non-profit organization); 6) affidavit and power of attorney. Bian Xiao's answer to the question about the way to apply for an appearance patent in the United States and the introduction of the required documents ends here. If you have more questions about the patent application in the United States, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie's intellectual property rights or contact us by phone.