What are the advantages of applying for a US patent? What are the ways and procedures for applying for American patents? American patent applications are still quite popular because they will receive relevant funding. So how do you apply for a US patent? What are the advantages of applying for a US patent? What are the ways and procedures for applying for American patents? What are the advantages of applying for a US patent? 1. American patents are intangible assets and an important tool to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises; Enterprises can use American patents to establish a company's patent system, so that enterprises can obtain long-term profit returns through patent authorization and other means, and the funds obtained can be used for enterprise rent and employee wages, thus reducing a sum of expenses for enterprises. 3. It will be of great commercial value for the company to apply for American patents for scientific research achievements, which is the basis for enterprises to implement patent strategy. Patent is a necessary prerequisite for enterprises to declare various scientific and technological plans and projects such as high-tech enterprises and innovation funds. The quality and quantity of patents reflect the innovation ability and core competitiveness of enterprises, and owning international patents is of great help to the qualification determination of enterprises. What are the ways and procedures for applying for American patents? When applying for a US patent, it is slightly more troublesome than applying for a domestic patent; There are two ways for the United States to apply for patents for inventions and utility models: Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and Paris Convention. Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) approach: PCT is the English abbreviation of patent cooperation treaty, namely international patent application. According to the provisions of the PCT patent application, the applicant can designate to apply for a patent in almost all countries in the world; The premise is to file a PCT international application in China National Intellectual Property Administration, China within 12 months from the filing date (priority date) of China's earlier application, and file an entry application in the US Intellectual Property Office within 30 months from the priority date. Paris Convention: Anyone who files a patent application with the US Intellectual Property Office before the expiration of 65,438+02 months from the date of the earlier patent application in China can enjoy the priority treatment, and needs to submit the English version of the priority certificate. Required documents and materials: A. English version of priority information B. English power of attorney C. Application documents: including instructions, drawings of instructions, claims, English abstracts and drawings of abstracts D. English version of application materials: English and Chinese names, addresses and postal codes of applicants and inventors, country of application, contact person, etc. What are the advantages of applying for a US patent? What are the ways and procedures for applying for American patents? We are here to answer this question for you. If you want to apply for a US patent, please contact our online customer service or call Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience, professional business team and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly, which can help you apply smoothly.