Timing of National Stage Commencement in the United States for Patent Cooperation Treaty Applications
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2001-08-30 · Effective 2001-08-30 · 66 FR 45775
Document
Document number
01-21879
Federal Register citation
66 FR 45775
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2001-08-30
Effective date
2001-08-30
Commerce docket
Docket No.: 010815207
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is amending the regulations to include the current statutory provisions that define when national stage commencement occurs in an application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Office is making this change due to a possible change in the patent statute to provide that the time period for commencement of the national stage that is currently set forth by statute will be set forth in the regulations.