What are the requirements for claiming benefit to a non-English language provisional application?

To claim benefit to a non-English language provisional application, you must provide:

• An English translation of the non-English language provisional application
• A statement that the translation is accurate

These documents must be filed in the provisional application itself. As stated in MPEP ¶ 2.38: “An English translation of the non-English language provisional application and a statement that the translation is accurate must be filed in provisional application No.[…]”

Additionally, in the present (non-provisional) application, you must confirm that the translation and statement were filed in the provisional application.

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