---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 1.414"
title: "37"
number: "1.414"
heading: "The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/1.414"
---

# §1.414. The United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Designated Office or Elected Office.

- (a) The United States Patent and Trademark Office will act as a Designated Office or Elected Office for international applications in which the United States of America has been designated or elected as a State in which patent protection is desired.
- (b) The United States Patent and Trademark Office, when acting as a Designated Office or Elected Office during international processing will be identified by the full title “United States Designated Office” or by the abbreviation “DO/US” or by the full title “United States Elected Office” or by the abbreviation “EO/US”.
- (c) The major functions of the United States Designated Office or Elected Office in respect to international applications in which the United States of America has been designated or elected, include:
  - (1) Receiving various notifications throughout the international stage and
  - (2) National stage processing for international applications entering the national stage under [35 U.S.C. 371](/usc/35/371.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[52 FR 20047, May 28, 1987, as amended at 77 FR 48823, Aug. 14, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 1.401 to 1.499 also issued under 35 U.S.C. 41 and 351 through 376.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 20466, May 11, 1978, 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.

### Amendments

[52 FR 20047, May 28, 1987, as amended at 77 FR 48823, Aug. 14, 2012]