What is the application procedure for invention patents and design patents in the United States?

From 2008 to 20 17, China * * * filed 550 patent applications, and the United States filed 284 patents, with the second largest number of patent applications in the world. The types of American patents include invention patents, design patents and new plant varieties, but there are no utility model patents. The process of applying for a patent in the United States is different for different types of patent applications. Today, we will analyze in detail the application process of American invention patents and design patents. What are the application procedures for American invention patents? 1. Prepare the application documents. Submit an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Acceptance (notification of acceptance issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office) 4. Publication (the United States Patent and Trademark Office will publish the patent application within 0/8 months from the date of filing) 5. Substantive examination (the US Patent and Trademark Office conducts substantive examination of the patent application, and the applicant must reply to the notice of examination opinions) 6. Authorization and announcement (if the patent application meets the relevant requirements)