How to apply for American design patent

The types of American patents include utility model patents, design patents and plant patents, but not utility models.

There are three ways to apply for a patent in the United States:

1. Apply for a patent directly to the United States (confidentiality review is required in China Patent Office in advance, and after the confidentiality review is passed, you can apply for a patent directly to the United States);

2. Apply for a patent in the United States through the Paris Convention (the priority is only 12 months);

3. Apply for a patent in the United States through the PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty (priority can reach 30 months).

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