What is the procedure for applying for a patent for American appearance?

Prepare application documents → 2. Submit an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office → 3. The US Patent and Trademark Office issues an acceptance receipt → 4. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of acceptance → 5. The United States Patent and Trademark Office conducts substantive examination of the application for a patent for appearance → 6. If the US Patent and Trademark Office finds that the application is defective, it will issue a notice of examination opinions. The applicant must reply to the notice of examination opinions → 7. If the US Patent and Trademark Office finds no reason for rejection after examining the application, or the applicant's reply successfully convinces the examiner, it will issue an authorization notice to the applicant (in the absence of the notice of examination opinions, the authorization notice will be issued for about 15- 18 months after the application is submitted) → 8. The applicant must pay the authorization fee and complete the authorization procedures within the prescribed time limit (within three months from the date of mailing the authorization notice) → 9. In recent years, enterprises have begun to pay attention to the protection of intellectual property rights, including patent application, registered trademark, trademark renewal and trademark transfer.