Can foreign priority documents be used to support error corrections in U.S. patent applications?

Generally, foreign priority documents cannot be used to support error corrections in U.S. patent applications. The MPEP Section 2163.07 states: “Where a foreign priority document under 35 U.S.C. 119 is of record in the U.S. application file, applicant may not rely on the disclosure of that document to support correction of an error in the…

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What is an international-type search in U.S. patent applications?

An international-type search is a search conducted on U.S. nonprovisional patent applications that is similar in scope to an international search under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). According to MPEP 1852: “An international-type search is conducted on all U.S. nonprovisional applications filed after June 1, 1978.” This search is automatically performed for applications filed after…

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