35 U.S.C. 385 — Effect of international design application
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024
An international design application designating the United States shall have the effect, for all purposes, from its filing date determined in accordance with section 384 , of an application for patent filed in the Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to chapter 16.
(Added Dec. 18, 2012, Public Law 112-211, sec. 101(a) (effective May 13, 2015), 126 Stat. 1529.)
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Cited by
- 1120 Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
- 1504.20 Benefit Under 35 U.S.C. 120
- 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)
- 2701 Patent Term
- 2710 Term Extensions or Adjustments for Delays Within the USPTO Under 35 U.S.C. 154
- 2730 Applications Filed on or After May 29, 2000; Grounds for Adjustment
- 2920.05(f) Information Disclosure Statement in an International Design Application Designating the United States
- 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
- 602.04 Foreign Executed Oath
- 607 Filing Fee
- 35 U.S.C. 120 Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
- 37 CFR 1.32 Power of attorney
- 37 CFR 1.32 (pre-AIA) Power of attorney
- 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 1.63 Inventor’s oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.63 (pre-AIA) Oath or declaration
- 37 CFR 1.175 Inventor’s oath or declaration for a reissue application
- 37 CFR 1.175 (pre-AIA) Reissue oath or declaration