---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 7.13"
title: "37"
number: "7.13"
heading: "Certification of international application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/7.13"
---

# §7.13. Certification of international application.

- (a) When an international application contains all the elements set forth in [§ 7.11(a)](/cfr/37/7.11.md?p=a), the Office will certify to the International Bureau that the information contained in the international application corresponds to the information contained in the basic application(s) and/or basic registration(s) at the time of certification, and will then forward the international application to the International Bureau.
- (b) When an international application does not meet the requirements of [§ 7.11(a)](/cfr/37/7.11.md?p=a), the Office will not certify or forward the international application. If the international applicant paid the international application fees (see [§ 7.7](/cfr/37/7.7.md)) through the Office, the Office will refund the international fees. The Office will not refund the certification fee.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123, 35 U.S.C. 2, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.