§ 361 Receiving Office
§ 362 International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority
§ 363 International application designating the United States: Effect
§ 364 International stage: Procedure
§ 365 Right of priority; benefit of the filing date of a prior application
§ 366 Withdrawn international application
§ 367 Actions of other authorities: Review
§ 368 Secrecy of certain inventions; filing international applications in foreign countries
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 35 > Part IV > Chapter 36 - International Stage

  • international application: means an application filed under the treaty. See 35 USC 351
  • international application designating the United States: means an international application specifying the United States as a country in which a patent is sought, regardless where such international application is filed. See 35 USC 351
  • International Bureau: means the international intergovernmental organization which is recognized as the coordinating body under the treaty and the Regulations. See 35 USC 351
  • invention: means invention or discovery. See 35 USC 100
  • Receiving Office: means a national patent office or intergovernmental organization which receives and processes international applications as prescribed by the treaty and the Regulations. See 35 USC 351
  • treaty: means the Patent Cooperation Treaty done at Washington, on June 19, 1970. See 35 USC 351