35-U.S.C.-385
§385 – Effect of International Design Application
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Title 35 > Part V > Chapter 38 > Section 385
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- Reference: Section 385
- Legend: §385 – Effect of International Design Application
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
An international design application designating the United States shall have the effect, for all purposes, from its filing date determined in accordance with section 384, of an application for patent filed in the Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to chapter 16.
(Added Pub. L. 112–211, title I, §101(a), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1529.)
Effective Date
Section effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States, and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that effective date and patents issuing thereon, see section 103 of Pub. L. 112–211, set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 100 of this title.
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Title 35 – Patents in the Legal Encyclopedia: Industrial Design
In this entry about Title 35 – Patents, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to industrial design in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States industrial design-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.
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