Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application Procedure
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 1998-06-01 · Effective 1998-07-01 · 63 FR 29614
Document
Document number
98-14195
Federal Register citation
63 FR 29614
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for public comments.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
1998-06-01
Effective date
1998-07-01
Commerce docket
Docket #: 980511124-8124-01
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is amending its rules of practice relating to applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to conform the United States rules of practice with the corresponding changes to the Regulations under the PCT which become effective July 1, 1998. The result will be more streamlined procedures for filing and prosecuting international applications under the PCT.