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Countries IP system
USA Patent and Trademark System
Invention patent
- Patent term:
20 years starting from filing date - Document required:
Specification,drawings, applicant/inventor(s) names, power of attorney and affidavit - Patent prosecution:
- Examination procedure and preferential right
- Patent publication will take place 18 months after the filing date
- Maintenance fee:
payment to be made on the 3.5th year, 7.5th year and 11.5th year from certificate issue date - Related term:
The applicant is aware of all relevant technical data before proceeding must be provided to the United States Patent Office (IDS)
Design patent
- Patent term:
14 years starting from certificate issue date - Document required:
Specification, drawings, power of attorney and affidavit - Patent prosecution:
Investigation Examination procedure - Maintenance fee:
None - Related term:
The applicant is aware of all relevant technical data before proceeding must be provided to the United States Patent Office (IDS)
Trademark
- Trademark term:
10 years from register date, renewal for every 10 years term - Trademark type:
Trademarks, service marks, collective marks and certification marks - Trademark format:
Traditional (words, logos) and sense (sound, smell, touch and taste) - Document required:
Power of attorney, words/logo, merchandise detail, usage evidence (label, photo) and first appearance in U.S.A - Renewal term:
Renewal 6 months before expires date.