1。 Temporary patent application) A non-temporary patent application may claim the priority of the temporary patent application within 65,438+02 months. Its general function is to encourage inventors to throw a rough description to the patent office when the invention takes shape. This is because American patents were invented first, not applied for first. For a detailed explanation, see.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/provapp.htm
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2。 Non-clause (utility model) patent application (non-temporary patent application, note that although the name is utility model, it does not correspond to what we call utility model, which is equivalent to our invention patent application).
3。 Application for patent for design (design)
4。 Plant patent application (plant variety)
In Europe, there are only two kinds of patents: invention and appearance, while in Germany, there are utility models.