37 CFR § 1.461 Rules of Practice in Patent Cases

§ 1.461 Procedures for transmittal of record copy to the International Bureau.

Current through Aug 26, 2026 · Read all of Part 1

⚠ 1 pending change to Part 1

(a) Transmittal of the record copy of the international application to the International Bureau shall be made by the United States Receiving Office or as provided by PCT Rule 19.4.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) No copy of an international application may be transmitted to the International Bureau, a foreign Designated Office, or other foreign authority by the United States Receiving Office or the applicant, unless the applicable requirements of part 5 of this chapter have been satisfied.

[43 FR 20466, May 11, 1978, as amended at 50 FR 9384, Mar. 7, 1985; 63 FR 29619, June 1, 1998]

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