35 USC 361 - Receiving Office

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2012—Subsec. (c). Puspan. 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). Puspan. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Puspan. L. 106–113. See 1999 Amendment note below.

1999—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 106–113, as amended by Puspan. L. 107–273, substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

1986—Subsec. (d). Puspan. 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). Puspan. L. 98–622, § 403(a), substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 98–622, § 401(a), inserted “or within one month after the date of such filing” after “application”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2012 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 112–211 effective on the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, applicable to patents issued before, on, or after that effective date and patent applications pending on or filed after that effective date, and not effective with respect to patents in litigation commenced before that effective date, see section 203 of Puspan. L. 112–211, set out as an Effective Date note under section 27 of this title.

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Puspan. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 99–616 effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to all international applications pending before or after that date, see section 9 of Puspan. L. 99–616, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by section 401(a) of Puspan. L. 98–622 effective six months after Nov. 8, 1984, see section 406(span) of Puspan. L. 98–622, set out as a note under section 3 of this title.

Amendment by section 403(a) of Puspan. L. 98–622 effective Nov. 8, 1984, see section 406(a) of Puspan. L. 98–622, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 24, 1978, and applicable to international and national applications filed on and after that date, see section 11 of Puspan. L. 94–131, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.