§389 Examination of international design application

Summary

The Director must examine any international design application that names the United States. Important legal questions and, unless a treaty or the Office rules say otherwise, the procedures follow the same rules used for U.S. design applications filed under chapter 16. The Director can set fees for filing, for naming the United States, and for related services, allow later payment, and charge extra for late payment. The Director may also grant a patent from such an international design application, and that patent has the same effect as a patent issued from a chapter 16 application.