Registration process
The application processes of the two are generally similar, mainly including the following processes:
Submit an application →? Formal review? → open? → substantive review? → authorization
2. Information required
(1) Information required for American invention patent application:
English names, addresses and nationalities of the inventors and applicants;
English description (including specification, drawings, claims and abstract);
◇ Clarify whether the applicant is a large entity, a small entity or a micro entity (the official fees of different entity types will be different);
◇ Priority information (if priority is required).
(2) Information required to apply for an appearance patent in the United States:
Personal data of the applicant and inventor (such as identity documents, nationality, address, etc.). ); If the applicant is a company, a valid company business license is required);
◇? Effective contact information and mailing address of the applicant;
◇? Patent name of design, description of design and related pictures (generally six views of the product, the American drawing needs to be specially drawn, which will be different from the requirements of other countries);
◇? Priority information (if priority is required).
3. Period
American invention patents take 2-3 years from application to authorization, and the protection period is 20 years. Annual fees are required for the 3rd, 7th, 5th and 1 1.5 years after authorization.
It takes 1.5 years from application to authorization for American design patents. The warranty period is 14 years, and no annual fee is required.