§1.1003. The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a designated office.
37 C.F.R. § 1.1003
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.
The major functions of the United States Designated Office include—
Accepting for national examination international design applications which satisfy the requirements of the Hague Agreement, the Regulations, and the regulations;
Performing an examination of the international design application in accordance with 35 U.S.C. chapter 16; and
Communicating the results of examination to the International Bureau.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Source
Source: 80 FR 17964, Apr. 2, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted.
Source
Source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.