37 CFR Subpart C - Subpart C—International Processing Provisions
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General Information (§§ 1.401 - 1.419)
- § 1.401 Definitions of terms under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
- § 1.412 The United States Receiving Office.
- § 1.413 The United States International Searching Authority.
- § 1.414 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office.
- § 1.415 The International Bureau.
- § 1.416 The United States International Preliminary Examining Authority.
- § 1.417 Submission of translation of international publication.
- § 1.419 Display of currently valid control number under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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Who May File an International Application (§§ 1.421 - 1.424)
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The International Application (§§ 1.431 - 1.438)
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Representation (§ 1.455)
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Transmittal of Record Copy (§ 1.461)
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Timing (§§ 1.465 - 1.468)
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Unity of Invention (§§ 1.475 - 1.477)
- § 1.475 Unity of invention before the International Searching Authority, the International Preliminary Examining Authority and during the national stage.
- § 1.476 Determination of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority.
- § 1.477 Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Searching Authority.
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International Preliminary Examination (§§ 1.480 - 1.489)
- § 1.480 Demand for international preliminary examination.
- § 1.481 Payment of international preliminary examination fees.
- § 1.482 International preliminary examination and processing fees.
- § 1.484 Conduct of international preliminary examination.
- § 1.485 Amendments by applicant during international preliminary examination.
- § 1.488 Determination of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
- § 1.489 Protest to lack of unity of invention before the International Preliminary Examining Authority.
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National Stage (§§ 1.491 - 1.499)
- § 1.491 National stage commencement, entry, and fulfillment.
- § 1.492 National stage fees.
- § 1.495 Entering the national stage in the United States of America.
- § 1.496 Examination of international applications in the national stage.
- § 1.497 Inventor's oath or declaration under 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(4).
- § 1.499 Unity of invention during the national stage.
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Source:
43 FR 20466, May 11, 1978, unless otherwise noted.