35 U.S.C. § 363
International application designating the United States: Effect
United States · Title 35 — PATENTS · Status: effective
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- 35 U.S.C. § 363, International application designating the United States: Effect, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470951
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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.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to carry into effect certain provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Patent Law Amendments of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Leahy-Smith America Invents Act