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Code of Federal Regulations Title 37. Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights § 37.1.1003 The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a designated office

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The United States Patent and Trademark Office will act as a designated office (“United States Designated Office”) for international design applications in which the United States has been designated as a Contracting Party in which protection is sought.

(b) The major functions of the United States Designated Office include:

(1) Accepting for national examination international design applications which satisfy the requirements of the Hague Agreement, the Regulations, and the regulations;

(2) Performing an examination of the international design application in accordance with 35 U.S.C. chapter 16;  and

(3) Communicating the results of examination to the International Bureau.

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