37 CFR 1.438
§ 1.438 The abstract.
United States · 37 CFR — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights · Status: effective
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- 37 CFR 1.438, § 1.438 The abstract, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/162012
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(a) Requirements as to the content and form of the abstract are set forth in PCT Rule 8, and shall be adhered to.
(b) Lack of an abstract upon filing of an international application will not affect the granting of a filing date. However, failure to furnish an abstract within one month from the date of the notification by the Receiving Office will result in the international application being declared withdrawn.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.