2. Design: Anyone who creates a novel, original and decorative product design can obtain a patent in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this Law.
3. Plant patents: Special new plant varieties invented, discovered and propagated asexually shall apply for patents in accordance with the provisions of this Law, except plants propagated by tubers or plants found in an uncultivated state.
4. The temporary application must be converted into a formal application within one year: only the specification and drawings are submitted, and it must be converted into a formal patent application within one year, or a new formal application is filed with the priority of the temporary application. Enjoy the filing date of the temporary application.
Note: In the United States, there is no patent protection for new inventions.