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What is the cost and process of patent application in the United States?
The cost of applying for a patent in the United States varies according to the patent applied for. It is understood that patent applications in the United States are divided into micro-entities, small entities and large entities. In addition, the application needs to be submitted by an American patent lawyer. Among them, the application fee required by micro-entities is the lower of the three.

United States patent application

The specific application process is as follows:

1. Prepare the application documents;

2. Submit the patent that needs to be applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office;

3. Waiting for acceptance, that is, waiting for the US Patent and Trademark Office to issue an acceptance notice;

4. Publicity (the US Patent and Trademark Office will publicize the patent application within 65,438+08 months from the date of filing);

5. Substantive examination (the US Patent and Trademark Office conducts substantive examination of the patent application, and the applicant needs to reply to the notice of examination opinions);

6. Authorization and announcement (if the patent application meets the relevant legal requirements, the US Patent and Trademark Office will grant the invention patent right and announce the authorized patent).

For more information about the patent application process in the United States, you can go to Gaowo to learn about it. Govo has maintained close contact with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since its establishment. At present, "Gaowo" has reached cooperative partnerships with many intellectual property law firms in Asia, Europe, America and other 168 countries. For more information, I suggest you consult Gao Wo.