37 CFR 1.414
§ 1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office.
United States · 37 CFR — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Status: effective
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- 37 CFR 1.414, § 1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/161996
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(a) The United States Patent and Trademark Office will act as a Designated Office or Elected Office for international applications in which the United States of America has been designated or elected as a State in which patent protection is desired.
(b) The United States Patent and Trademark Office, when acting as a Designated Office or Elected Office during international processing will be identified by the full title “United States Designated Office” or by the abbreviation “DO/US” or by the full title “United States Elected Office” or by the abbreviation “EO/US”.
(c) The major functions of the United States Designated Office or Elected Office in respect to international applications in which the United States of America has been designated or elected, include:
(1) Receiving various notifications throughout the international stage and
(2) National stage processing for international applications entering the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.