---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 1.1003"
title: "37"
number: "1.1003"
heading: "The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a designated office."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/1.1003"
---

# §1.1003. The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a designated office.

- (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.**

## Notes

### 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.