如何在美国申请专利？

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(Summary description)美国是发明大国，很多人一不小心就会鼓捣出新的东西，有人就靠这个发了大财，当然，前提是他申请了专利。今天南京华讯美国专利申请就来介绍下，在美国要想申请专利，应该怎么办呢?申请人需要具备哪些条件?准备的文件有哪些?申请专利的方式有哪几种?　　什么是美国专利?　　专利其实也就是一张纸，这张纸是政府授权发明人的一个垄断权力。申请专利的条件是必须由发明人本人申请，不是本人发明就不可以申请专利。　　拟申请的专

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如何在美国申请专利？

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　　美国是发明大国，很多人一不小心就会鼓捣出新的东西，有人就靠这个发了大财，当然，前提是他申请了专利。今天南京华讯美国专利申请就来介绍下，在美国要想申请专利，应该怎么办呢?申请人需要具备哪些条件?准备的文件有哪些?申请专利的方式有哪几种?

　　什么是美国专利?

　　专利其实也就是一张纸，这张纸是政府授权发明人的一个垄断权力。申请专利的条件是必须由发明人本人申请，不是本人发明就不可以申请专利。

　　拟申请的专利须满足以下要求：

　　1. 必须是由国会批准的类别，如电子、化学、机械等;

　　2. 专利必须具备有用性;

　　3. 专利必须具备新颖性;

　　4. 专利必须具备非显而易见性，如果发明是个非常明显的东西也是不可以申请专利的。

　　申请方式一.网上申请

　　第一步.登陆美国专利局网站www.uspot.gov

　　第二步.选择申请专利的类别

　　登录网站后，进入申请专利(Patents)的部分，这里会解释如何来申请专利，为什么要申请专利，用什么类别来申请等问题。而且每一个类别里需要的申请文件及价格也都标注得很清楚。这样有利于申请人的顺利申请。

　　美国专利一般分为：设计专利、发明专利、植物专利。选择相应的类别进行申请即可。

　　第三步.按照要求填写图标及文字说明

　　比如选择设计专利类别，要以图纸为主，多为PDF格式。并附有文字说明，文字说明用规定的叙述方式。

　　发明专利更看重文字说明部分，文字说明要有总结内容以及对每张图纸的具体说明，要注意细节。

　　第四步.注明申请专利的权利要求

　　权利要求很重要，它对发明人的收益非常重要，一定要谨慎填写。

　　第五步.缴纳申请专利的费用

　　根据计算好的金额用信用卡支付。缴费成功后会获得一个序列号，用序列号可以查询申请状况，一般需要一周时间就可以在网站上查询到。

　　申请方式二.邮寄申请

　　第一步.在专利局官网下载表格，填写申请文件

　　在官网上找到Patent forms，下载表格。注意自己申请和律师申请所用表格不同，选择适当表格下载。

　　第二步.将申请资料邮寄到美国专利局

　　按要求填写表格后，邮寄到美国商标及专利局。需要注意的是，如果您选用不同的邮寄公司，您需要填写不同的邮寄地址。

　　使用USPS邮寄地址为： Commissioner for Patents P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

　　使用UPSDHLFEDEX邮寄地址为：Randolph Building 401 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

　　采用网上申请的方式，如果资料不齐全或填写不规范，则不能成功提交申请;采用邮寄申请的方式，如果资料不齐全或填写不规范，在专利局退还申请文件后，还需重新申请比较费时。所以相比较来说，网上申请更方便。

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