What is the significance of the “Date of Completion of all 35 U.S.C. 371 Requirements”?
The “Date of Completion of all 35 U.S.C. 371 Requirements” is significant for patent term adjustment in pre-AIA national stage applications. The MPEP explains:
“The “Date of Completion of all 35 U.S.C. 371 Requirements” included on the NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION UNDER 35 U.S.C. 371 AND 37 CFR 1.495 (Form PCT/DO/EO/903) in pre-AIA national stage applications is relevant for purposes of patent term adjustment under former 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(1)(A)(i)(II) when the Office has failed to mail at least one of a notification under 35 U.S.C. 132 or a notice of allowance under 35 U.S.C. 151 not later than fourteen months after the date on which the requirements under 35 U.S.C. 371 were fulfilled.“
This date is crucial for calculating potential patent term adjustments in cases where the USPTO has not met certain processing deadlines.
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