Amendments
2012—Subsec. (c). Pub. 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). Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113. See 1999 Amendment note below. 1999—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–113, as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”. 1986—Subsec. (d). Pub. 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). Pub. L. 98–622, § 403(a), substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”. Subsec. (d). Pub. 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. 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 Pub. L. 112–211, set out as an
Effective Date
note under
section 27 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1999 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see
section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under
section 1 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–616 effective July 1, 1987, and applicable to all international applications pending before or after that date, see
section 9 of Pub. L. 99–616, set out as a note under
section 351 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by
section 401(a) of Pub. L. 98–622 effective six months after Nov. 8, 1984, see
section 406(b) of Pub. L. 98–622, set out as a note under
section 3 of this title. Amendment by
section 403(a) of Pub. L. 98–622 effective Nov. 8, 1984, see
section 406(a) of Pub. 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 Pub. L. 94–131, set out as a note under
section 351 of this title.
