United States Code/Title 35/Chapter 36/Section 363
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Section 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.
Source
[edit](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
[edit]1984
[edit]Pub. L. 98-622 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
[edit]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.