How are corrections handled for issued U.S. patents from international design applications?
For U.S. patents issued from international design applications, corrections are handled according to U.S. patent law, not the Hague Agreement procedures. As stated in MPEP 2930:
“A patent issuing from an international design application may only be corrected in accordance with the provisions of title 35, United States Code, for correcting patents.”
This means that any corrections to issued patents must follow the standard U.S. procedures for patent corrections, which are primarily found in 35 U.S.C. chapter 25. For more information on these procedures, refer to MPEP §§ 1401, 1480 et seq. and 1481 et seq.
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Topics:
MPEP 2900 - International Design Applications,
MPEP 2930 - Corrections And Other Changes In The International Register,
Patent Law,
Patent Procedure