United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 35. PATENTS |
Part IV. PATENT COOPERATION TREATY |
Chapter 36. INTERNATIONAL STAGE |
§ 361. Receiving Office
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(a) The Patent and Trademark Office shall act as a Receiving Office for international applications filed by nationals or residents of the United States. In accordance with any agreement made between the United States and another country, the Patent and Trademark Office may also act as a Receiving Office for international applications filed by residents or nationals of such country who are entitled to file international applications. (b) The Patent and Trademark Office shall perform all acts connected with the discharge of duties required of a Receiving Office, including the collection of international fees and their transmittal to the International Bureau. (c) International applications filed in the Patent and Trademark Office shall be in the English language. (d) The international fee, and the transmittal and search fees prescribed under section 376(a) of this part, shall either be paid on filing of an international application or within such later time as may be fixed by the Director.
Amendments
Pub. L. 112–211, title II, §§ 202(b)(7), 203,
(c) International applications filed in the Patent and Trademark Office shall be filed in the English language, or an English translation shall be filed within such later time as may be fixed by the Director.
See 2012 Amendment note below.
2012—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–211 added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “International applications filed in the Patent and Trademark Office shall be in the English language.”
2002—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–113, as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.
1986—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–616 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “The basic fee portion of the international fee, and the transmittal and search fees prescribed under section 376(a) of this part, shall be paid on filing of an international application or within one month after the date of such filing. Payment of designation fees may be made on filing and shall be made not later than one year from the priority date of the international application.”
1984—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 98–622, § 403(a), substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–622, § 401(a), inserted “or within one month after the date of such filing” after “application”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–211 effective on the date that is 1 year after
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–616 effective
Amendment by section 401(a) of Pub. L. 98–622 effective six months after
Amendment by section 403(a) of Pub. L. 98–622 effective
Effective Date
Chapter effective