Subpart C. Subpart C—International Processing Provisions

• General Information

  • SECTION § 1.401 - Definitions of terms under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
  • SECTION § 1.412 - The United States Receiving Office.
  • SECTION § 1.413 - The United States International Searching Authority.
  • SECTION § 1.414 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office.
  • SECTION § 1.415 - The International Bureau.
  • SECTION § 1.416 - The United States International Preliminary Examining Authority.
  • SECTION § 1.417 - Submission of translation of international publication.
  • SECTION § 1.419 - Display of currently valid control number under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

• Who May File an International Application

  • SECTION § 1.421 - Applicant for international application.
  • SECTION § 1.422 - Legal representative as applicant in an international application.
  • SECTION § 1.423 - [Reserved]
  • SECTION § 1.424 - Assignee, obligated assignee, or person having sufficient proprietary interest as applicant in an international application.

• The International Application

  • SECTION § 1.431 - International application requirements.
  • SECTION § 1.432 - Designation of States by filing an international application.
  • SECTION § 1.433 - Physical requirements of international application.
  • SECTION § 1.434 - The request.
  • SECTION § 1.435 - The description.
  • SECTION § 1.436 - The claims.
  • SECTION § 1.437 - The drawings.
  • SECTION § 1.438 - The abstract.

• Fees

  • SECTION § 1.445 - International application filing, processing and search fees.
  • SECTION § 1.446 - Refund of international application filing and processing fees.

• Priority

  • SECTION § 1.451 - The priority claim and priority document in an international application.
  • SECTION § 1.452 - Restoration of right of priority.
  • SECTION § 1.453 - Transmittal of documents relating to earlier search or classification.

• Representation

  • SECTION § 1.455 - Representation in international applications.

• Transmittal of Record Copy

  • SECTION § 1.461 - Procedures for transmittal of record copy to the International Bureau.

• Timing

  • SECTION § 1.465 - Timing of application processing based on the priority date.
  • SECTION § 1.468 - Delays in meeting time limits.

• Amendments

  • SECTION § 1.471 - Corrections and amendments during international processing.
  • SECTION § 1.472 - Changes in person, name, or address of applicants and inventors.

• Unity of Invention

  • SECTION § 1.475 - Unity of invention before the International Searching Authority, the International Preliminary Examining Authority and during the national stage.
  • SECTION § 1.476 - Determination of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority.
  • SECTION § 1.477 - Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority.

• International Preliminary Examination

  • SECTION § 1.480 - Demand for international preliminary examination.
  • SECTION § 1.481 - Payment of international preliminary examination fees.
  • SECTION § 1.482 - International preliminary examination and processing fees.
  • SECTION § 1.484 - Conduct of international preliminary examination.
  • SECTION § 1.485 - Amendments by applicant during international preliminary examination.
  • SECTION § 1.488 - Determination of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
  • SECTION § 1.489 - Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority.

• National Stage

  • SECTION § 1.491 - National stage commencement, entry, and fulfillment.
  • SECTION § 1.492 - National stage fees.
  • SECTION § 1.495 - Entering the national stage in the United States of America.
  • SECTION § 1.496 - Examination of international applications in the national stage.
  • SECTION § 1.497 - Inventor's oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4).
  • SECTION § 1.499 - Unity of invention during the national stage.