The application acceptance agencies are different:
American Appearance-US Patent and Trademark Office (website: www.uspto.gov? )?
EU- eu intellectual property office unveiled (website: euipo.europa.eu)
The censorship system is different:
American Appearance-Substantive Review
EU Appearance-Formal Review
Authorization time is different:
American appearance-about 1.5 years.
EU appearance-1 month or so
The application fee is different:
The EU appearance application fee will be lower than the US appearance application fee. Take Zhihu Ink Platform as an example:
EU appearance application fee: 9800 yuan (including all fees from the application stage to the authorization stage)
American appearance application stage fee: 10800 yuan (excluding licensing fee)
Different protection periods:
Beautiful appearance-from the date of authorization 15 years (once authorized, there is no need to pay before the end of the protection period, and it will continue to be valid)
Special provisions:
A. The patent application for American appearance filed before May 2013 15, after authorization, the protection period is 14 years from the date of authorization.
B. For an application for a patent for American appearance filed after May 2013 15, the protection period after authorization is 15 years from the date of authorization.
EU Appearance-25 years from the date of application (updated every 5 years)