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§390 Publication of international design application

Title 35 › Part PART V— - THE HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS › § 390

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Title 35, §390

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The publication under the treaty of an international design application designating the United States shall be deemed a publication under section 122(b).

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Effective Date

Section effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States (May 13, 2015), and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that

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and patents issuing thereon, see section 103 of Pub. L. 112–211, set out as an

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of 2012 Amendment note under section 100 of this title.

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35 U.S.C. § 390

Title 35 — Patents

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Apr 6, 2026

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