35 U.S.C. § 374

Publication of international application

The publication under the treaty defined in section 351(a), of an international application designating the United States shall be deemed a publication under section 122(b), except as provided in section 154(d).

(Added Pub. L. 94–131, § 1 , Nov. 14, 1975 , 89 Stat. 689 ; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4507(10)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–566; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13205(2)(E) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1903 ; Pub. L. 112–29 , §§ 3(g)(4), 20(j), Sept. 16, 2011 , 125 Stat. 288 , 335.)