35 U.S.C. § 372 — National stage: Requirements and (MPEP Coverage Index) – BlueIron IP
35 U.S.C. § 372 National stage: Requirements and
This page consolidates MPEP guidance interpreting 35 U.S.C. § 372, including 0 rules from the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. It is provided as guidance, with links to the ground truth sources. This is information only, it is not legal advice.
Official MPEP § 372 — National stage: Requirements and
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35 U.S.C. 372 National stage: Requirements and procedure.
- (a) All questions of substance and, within the scope of the requirements of the treaty and Regulations, procedure in an international application designating the United States shall be determined as in the case of national applications regularly filed in the Patent and Trademark Office.
- (b) In case of international applications designating but not
originating in, the United States—
- (1) the Director may cause to be reexamined questions relating to form and contents of the application in accordance with the requirements of the treaty and the Regulations;
- (2) the Director may cause the question of unity of invention to be reexamined under section 121 , within the scope of the requirements of the treaty and the Regulations; and
- (3) the Director may require a verification of the translation of the international application or any other document pertaining to the application if the application or other document was filed in a language other than English.
(Added Nov. 14, 1975, Public Law 94-131, sec. 1, 89 Stat. 689; amended Nov. 8, 1984, Public Law 98-622, sec. 402(e), (f), 403(a), 98 Stat. 3392; Nov. 29, 1999, Public Law 106-113, sec. 1000(a)(9), 113 Stat. 1501A-582 (S. 1948 sec. 4732(a)(10)(A)); amended Sept. 16, 2011, Public Law 112-29, sec. 20(j) (effective Sept. 16, 2012), 125 Stat. 284.)