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35 U.S.C. § 364 — International stage: Procedure

submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-131 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 70 words · no verdicts yet

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The Patent and Trademark Office processes international patent applications under the treaty's rules when it acts as a Receiving Office or Examining Authority. An applicant who misses a deadline on an international application may still be excused, if the treaty and regulations allow it.

(a) The Patent and Trademark Office must process international applications according to the treaty, its Regulations, and this title, whenever the Office is acting as a Receiving Office, an International Searching Authority, or an International Preliminary Examining Authority. (b) If an applicant fails to act within a required deadline connected to an international application, that failure can be excused, but only to the extent the treaty and the Regulations allow it.
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(a)

International applications shall be processed by the Patent and Trademark Office when acting as a Receiving Office, International Searching Authority, or International Preliminary Examining Authority, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the treaty, the Regulations, and this title.

(b)

An applicant’s failure to act within prescribed time limits in connection with requirements pertaining to an international application may be excused as provided in the treaty and the Regulations.

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, § 5, 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; Pub. L. 112–211, title II, § 202(b)(8), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1536.)

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
  • 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-211 · 126 Stat. 1536

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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