35 U.S.C. 363 — International application designating the United States: Effect
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
[Editor Note: Applicable to any patent application subject to the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA (see 35 U.S.C. 100 (note) ). See 35 U.S.C. 363 (pre‑AIA) for the law otherwise applicable.]
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.
(Added Nov. 14, 1975, Public Law 94-131, sec. 1, 89 Stat. 686; amended Nov. 8, 1984, Public Law 98-622, sec. 403(a), 98 Stat. 3392; amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, secs. 20(j) (effective Sept. 16, 2012) and 3(g) (effective March 16, 2013), 125 Stat. 284.)
Cited authority
Cited by
- 1504.20 Benefit Under 35 U.S.C. 120
- 1806 Applicants and Inventors
- 1810 Filing Date Requirements
- 1893.01 Commencement and Entry
- 1893.01(a)(1) Submissions Required by 30 Months from the Priority Date
- 1893.01(b) Applicant for a U.S. National Stage Application
- 1893.01(e) Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
- 1893.03(c) The Priority Date, Priority Claim, and Priority Papers for a U.S. National Stage Application
- 201.06(c) 37 CFR 1.53(b) and 37 CFR 1.63(d) Divisional-Continuation Procedure
- 211 Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)
- 211.01(c) Claiming the Benefit of an International Application Designating the United States
- 213 Right of Priority of Foreign Application
- 2139 Rejections Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
- 2139.01 Effective Filing Date of a Claimed Invention Under Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
- 2150 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as Amended by the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- 2152.01 Effective Filing Date of the Claimed Invention
- 2159.01 Applications Filed Before March 16, 2013
- 2415.01 Determining if a “Sequence Listing XML” Must be Submitted
- 2730 Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment
- 2920.05(d) Foreign Priority
- 2920.05(e) Benefit Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 386(c)
- 301 Ownership/Assignability of Patents and Applications
- 308 Issue to Applicant
- 324 Establishing Right of Assignee To Take Action in Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 325 Establishing Right of Assignee To Take Action in Application Filed On or After September 16, 2012
- 409.03 Unavailability of Inventor – Application Filed Before September 16, 2012
- 601.01(a) Nonprovisional Applications Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 111(a)
- 602.04 Foreign Executed Oath
- 602.08(b) Inventor Signature and Name
- 605.01 Applicant for Application filed on or after September 16, 2012
- 608.01(p) Completeness of Specification
- 35 U.S.C. 119 Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
- 35 U.S.C. 120 Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
- 35 U.S.C. 363 (pre-AIA) International application designating the United States: Effect
- 37 CFR 1.12 Assignment records open to public inspection
- 37 CFR 1.14 Patent applications preserved in confidence
- 37 CFR 1.27 Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office
- 37 CFR 1.27 (pre-AIA) Definition of small entities and establishing status as a small entity to permit payment of small entity fees; when a determination of entitlement to small entity status and notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status are required; fraud on the Office
- 37 CFR 1.32 Power of attorney
- 37 CFR 1.32 (pre-AIA) Power of attorney
- 37 CFR 1.33 Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.33 (pre-AIA) Correspondence respecting patent applications, reexamination proceedings, and other proceedings
- 37 CFR 1.36 Revocation of power of attorney; withdrawal of patent attorney or agent
- 37 CFR 1.36 (pre-AIA) Revocation of power of attorney; withdrawal of patent attorney or agent
- 37 CFR 1.41 Inventorship
- 37 CFR 1.41 (pre-AIA) Applicant for patent
- 37 CFR 1.42 Applicant for patent
- 37 CFR 1.42 (pre-AIA) When the inventor is dead
- 37 CFR 1.43 Application for patent by a legal representative of a deceased or legally incapacitated inventor
- 37 CFR 1.43 (pre-AIA) When the inventor is insane or legally incapacitated
- 37 CFR 1.45 Application for patent by joint inventors
- 37 CFR 1.45 (pre-AIA) Joint inventors
- 37 CFR 1.46 Application for patent by an assignee, obligated assignee, or a person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary interest in the matter
- 37 CFR 1.46 (pre-AIA) Assigned inventions and patents
- 37 CFR 1.47 [Reserved]
- 37 CFR 1.47 (pre-AIA) Filing when an inventor refuses to sign or cannot be reached
- 37 CFR 1.53 Application number, filing date, and completion of application
- 37 CFR 1.56 Duty to disclose information material to patentability
- 37 CFR 1.56 (pre-AIA) Duty to disclose information material to patentability
- 37 CFR 1.57 Incorporation by reference
- 37 CFR 1.63 Inventor’s oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.63 (pre-AIA) Oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.64 Substitute statement in lieu of an oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.64 (pre-AIA) Person making oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.66 Statements under oath
- 37 CFR 1.66 (pre-AIA) Officers authorized to administer oaths
- 37 CFR 1.67 Supplemental oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.67 (pre-AIA) Supplemental oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.76 (2012-09-16 thru 2013-12-17) Application data sheet
- 37 CFR 1.76 (pre-AIA) Application data sheet
- 37 CFR 1.81 Drawings required in patent application
- 37 CFR 1.105 Requirements for information
- 37 CFR 1.105 (pre-AIA) Requirements for information
- 37 CFR 1.153 Title, description and claim, oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.153 (pre-AIA) Title, description and claim, oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.162 Applicant, oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.162 (pre-AIA) Applicant, oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.172 Reissue applicant
- 37 CFR 1.172 (pre-AIA) Applicants, assignees
- 37 CFR 1.175 Inventor’s oath or declaration for a reissue application
- 37 CFR 1.175 (pre-AIA) Reissue oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.215 Patent application publication
- 37 CFR 1.215 (pre-AIA) Patent application publication
- 37 CFR 1.321 Statutory disclaimers, including terminal disclaimers
- 37 CFR 1.321 (pre-AIA) Statutory disclaimers, including terminal disclaimers
- 37 CFR 1.421 Applicant for international application
- 37 CFR 1.421 (pre-AIA) Applicant for international application
- 37 CFR 1.422 Legal representative as applicant in an international application
- 37 CFR 1.422 (pre-AIA) When the inventor is dead
- 37 CFR 1.424 Assignee, obligated assignee, or person having sufficient proprietary interest as applicant in an international application
- 37 CFR 1.431 International application requirements
- 37 CFR 1.431 (pre-AIA) International application requirements
- 37 CFR 1.491 National stage commencement, entry, and fulfillment
- 37 CFR 1.491 (pre-AIA) National stage commencement and entry
- 37 CFR 1.495 Entering the national stage in the United States of America
- 37 CFR 1.495 (pre-AIA) Entering the national stage in the United States of America
- 37 CFR 1.497 Inventor’s oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)
- 37 CFR 1.497 (pre-AIA) Oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4)
- 37 CFR 3.71 Prosecution by assignee
- 37 CFR 3.71 (pre-AIA) Prosecution by assignee
- 37 CFR 3.73 Establishing right of assignee to take action
- 37 CFR 3.73 (pre-AIA) Establishing right of assignee to take action
- 37 CFR 41.9 Action by owner
- 37 CFR 41.9 (pre-AIA) Action by owner