§ 363. — International application designating the United States: Effect.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC363]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART IV--PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
CHAPTER 36--INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Sec. 363. International application designating the United
States: Effect
An international application designating the United States shall
have the effect, from its international filing date under article 11 of
the treaty, of a national application for patent regularly filed in the
Patent and Trademark Office except as otherwise provided in section
102(e) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 94-131, Sec. 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 686; amended Pub.
L. 98-622, title IV, Sec. 403(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3392.)
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-622 substituted ``Patent and Trademark Office'' for
``Patent Office''.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-622 effective Nov. 8, 1984, see section
406(a) of Pub. L. 98-622, set out as a note under section 351 of this
title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 119, 120 of this title.
