What types of national applications can be filed with the USPTO?

What types of national applications can be filed with the USPTO?

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) accepts several types of national applications. These include:

• Utility patent applications: For new and useful processes, machines, articles of manufacture, or compositions of matter.
• Design patent applications: For new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture.
• Plant patent applications: For new varieties of asexually reproduced plants.
• Provisional patent applications: A temporary application that establishes a filing date but does not mature into an issued patent.

According to MPEP 201.01:

Applications for plant patents, design patents, and utility patents are national applications.

Each type of application has specific requirements and procedures. Utility, design, and plant patent applications can be filed as nonprovisional applications, while provisional applications are only available for utility patents.

For more information on design patent, visit: design patent.

For more information on provisional patent, visit: provisional patent.

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