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An international application designating the United States shall have the effect, from its international filing date under article 11 of the treaty, of a national application for patent regularly filed in the Patent and Trademark Office except as otherwise provided in section 102(e) of this title.
Amendments
1984 - Pub. L. 98-622 substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-622 effective Nov. 8, 1984, see section 406(a) of Pub. L. 98-622, set out as a note under section 351 of this title.
Section Referred To In Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 119, 120 of this title.
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