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Can I file a U.S. patent application if I am not a citizen of the United States?

4/7/2017

 
Yes.

As taken from the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, "[t]he patent laws of the United States make no discrimination with respect to the citizenship of the inventor. Any inventor, regardless of his/her citizenship, may apply for a patent on the same basis as a U.S. citizen."

Note, however, that certain countries outside the United States require their own citizens to first apply for a foreign filing license before filing a patent application in another country.


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