Speaking of trademarks, patents can't help but think of patents. When it comes to patents, we will think of patent classification. For example, in China, patents are divided into three types: three types of invention, practical new type, and design. So, how is it classified in the United States? Let's introduce the category of American patents today.

US policy and international affairs patent group specifically handle domestic and international policies and implementation affairs related to patent -related. The task of the group is to ensure the implementation of international treaties related to patent and trade. The group is also responsible for providing consultation opinions on the negotiations and supervision and implementation of the Treaty Clause of Patent and Trade Issues, and provides technical assistance and training for patent -related matters to the United States and foreign officials. For example, the patent group participates in the formulation, negotiation and supervision of the Intellectual Property Agreement (TRIPS), the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the Patent Law Treaty (PLT).

patent classification

Patent classification is a patent category based Files and other technical files are organized into a system of specific technology groups. On January 1, 2013, the US Patent Trademark Office shifted from the U.S. Patent Category (USPC) system to a cooperative patent classification (CPC) system jointly developed with the European Patent Agency (EPO).

Cooperation patent classification (CPC) is the US Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Agency (EPO) One of the joint partnerships, of these two institutions, the two bureaus agreed to unify their existing classification systems (ECLA) and US patent classification (USPC) and migrated to a common classification plan Essence

The classification scheme of the American Pharmacopoeia is mainly for historical purposes. After implementing the cooperative patent classification (CPC), only factories and design classification materials are updated in USPC. The classification order records the USPC change that occurs during the maintenance system. The classification order has determined the members of the re -classification project team, the cancellation of the USPC classification, the establishment of the USPC classification, the new classification definition, and the change of the existing classification definition.

The director of the patent technology center passed the art unit to coordinate the patent review. The term \"art unit\" refers to professionals responsible for a group of related patented technologies. The art unit is currently a four -digit number, that is, 1642.

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