2014 US Code
Title 35 - Patents (Sections 1 - 390)
Part V - The Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs (Sections 381 - 390)
Chapter 38 - International Design Applications (Sections 381 - 390)
Sec. 385 - Effect of international design application

View Metadata
Metadata
Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 35 - PATENTS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 35 - PATENTS
PART V - THE HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
CHAPTER 38 - INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS
Sec. 385 - Effect of international design application
Containssection 385
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 112-211, title I, §101(a), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1529.
Statutes at Large Reference126 Stat. 1529
Public and Private LawPublic Law 112-211

Download PDF


35 U.S.C. § 385 (2014)
§385. Effect of international design application

An international design application designating the United States shall have the effect, for all purposes, from its filing date determined in accordance with section 384, of an application for patent filed in the Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to chapter 16.

(Added Pub. L. 112–211, title I, §101(a), Dec. 18, 2012, 126 Stat. 1529.)

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012, or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States, and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that effective date and patents issuing thereon, see section 103 of Pub. L. 112–211, set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 100 of this title.

Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.