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35 U.S.C. § 362 — International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority

submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-131 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 92 words · no verdicts yet

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The Patent and Trademark Office can search and review international patent applications. It does this under an agreement with the International Bureau. Applicants must pay handling and examination fees. The Director sets the deadline for paying these fees.

(a) This lets the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) take on two special jobs for international patent applications: acting as an "International Searching Authority" and an "International Preliminary Examining Authority." The PTO can do this if it has an agreement with the International Bureau setting the terms and conditions. Once it takes on these jobs, the PTO can do everything those roles require, including collecting "handling fees" from applicants and sending that money on to the International Bureau. (b) Applicants must pay the handling fee, the preliminary examination fee, and any extra fees for international preliminary examination. They must pay by a deadline that the Director (of the PTO) sets.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

The Patent and Trademark Office may act as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority with respect to international applications in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement which may be concluded with the International Bureau, and may discharge all duties required of such Authorities, including the collection of handling fees and their transmittal to the International Bureau.

(b)

The handling fee, preliminary examination fee, and any additional fees due for international preliminary examination shall be paid within such time as may be fixed by the Director.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 94–131, § 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 686; amended Pub. L. 98–622, title IV, § 403(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3392; Pub. L. 99–616, § 4, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3485; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 94-131 · 89 Stat. 686
  • 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-622 · 98 Stat. 3392
  • 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-616 · 100 Stat. 3485
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 1906

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-131 on 1975-11-14.

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