{"section":{"filename":"s1895.html","chapter":"1800","section_number":"1895","title":"A Continuation, Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United States","revision_tag":"R-07.2015","bytes":59087,"sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18","subsection_count":1,"max_depth":1,"subsections":[{"number":"1895.01","title":"Handling of and Considerations in the Handling of Continuations, Divisions, and Continuations-In-Part of PCT Applications","revision_tag":"R-07.2022","depth":1}]},"quality":"structured","cited_authorities":{"file_section":"1895","cases":[],"statutes":[{"key":"us_usc:35:365","slug":"35-usc-365","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 365","mentions":11},{"key":"us_usc:35:120","slug":"35-usc-120","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 120","mentions":11},{"key":"us_usc:35:371","slug":"35-usc-371","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 371","mentions":8},{"key":"us_cfr:37:1.78","slug":"37-cfr-1-78","canonical_citation":"37 CFR 1.78","mentions":7},{"key":"us_cfr:37:1.55","slug":"37-cfr-1-55","canonical_citation":"37 CFR 1.55","mentions":6},{"key":"us_usc:35:119","slug":"35-usc-119","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 119","mentions":5},{"key":"us_usc:35:111","slug":"35-usc-111","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 111","mentions":4},{"key":"us_cfr:37:1.53","slug":"37-cfr-1-53","canonical_citation":"37 CFR 1.53","mentions":2},{"key":"us_usc:35:363","slug":"35-usc-363","canonical_citation":"35 U.S.C. 363","mentions":1},{"key":"us_cfr:37:1.121","slug":"37-cfr-1-121","canonical_citation":"37 CFR 1.121","mentions":1},{"key":"pct_treaty::21","slug":"pct-article-21","canonical_citation":"PCT Article 21","mentions":1},{"key":"us_cfr:37:1.494","slug":"37-cfr-1-494","canonical_citation":"37 CFR 1.494","mentions":1}],"cross_references":[{"key":"mpep:211","section_number":"211","title":"Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)","exists":true,"mentions":2},{"key":"mpep:213","section_number":"213","title":"Right of Priority of Foreign Application","exists":true,"mentions":1},{"key":"mpep:214","section_number":"214","title":"Formal Requirements of Claim for Foreign Priority","exists":true,"mentions":1},{"key":"mpep:1893","section_number":"1893","title":"National Stage (U.S. National Application Filed Under 35 U.S.C. 371)","exists":true,"mentions":2}],"form_paragraphs":[]},"structured_data":{"nodes":[{"id":"pb_wu2jmqr3","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_wu2jmqr3","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192727\"> It is possible to file a U.S. national application under\r\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302673\">35&nbsp;U.S.C.\r\n                              \t\t\t\t111(a)</a></b> during the pendency (prior to the abandonment) of an\r\n                        \t\t\tinternational application which designates the United States without completing the\r\n                        \t\t\trequirements for entering the national stage under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35 U.S.C. 371(c)</a></b>. The ability to\r\n                        \t\t\ttake such action is based on provisions of the United States patent law.\r\n                        \t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e306994\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                              \t\t\t\t363</a></b> provides that “[a]n international application designating the\r\n                        \t\t\tUnited States shall have the effect, from its international filing date under article 11\r\n                        \t\t\tof the treaty, of a national application for patent regularly filed in the Patent and\r\n                        \t\t\tTrademark Office....” <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35&nbsp;U.S.C. 371(d)</a></b> indicates that failure to timely comply with\r\n                        \t\t\tthe requirements of <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35\r\n                              \t\t\t\tU.S.C. 371(c)</a></b> “shall be regarded as abandonment... by the parties\r\n                        \t\t\tthereof....” It is therefore clear that an international application which designates\r\n                        \t\t\tthe United States has the effect of a pending U.S. application from the international\r\n                        \t\t\tapplication filing date until its abandonment as to the United States. The first\r\n                        \t\t\tsentence of <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">35&nbsp;U.S.C.\r\n                              \t\t\t\t365(c)</a></b> specifically provides that “[i]n accordance with the\r\n                        \t\t\tconditions and requirements of section <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">120</a></b> of this title,... a national\r\n                        \t\t\tapplication shall be entitled to the benefit of the filing date of a prior international\r\n                        \t\t\tapplication designating the United States.” The condition of <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35&nbsp;U.S.C. 120</a></b>\r\n                        \t\t\trelating to the time of filing requires the later application to be filed before the\r\n                        \t\t\tpatenting or abandonment of or termination of proceedings on the first application. The\r\n                        \t\t\tfiling of a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part application of a PCT\r\n                        \t\t\tapplication designating the United States is known as a “bypass” application.\r\n                     </p>","rendered_text_plain":"It is possible to file a U.S. national application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) during the pendency (prior to the abandonment) of an international application which designates the United States without completing the requirements for entering the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371(c). The ability to take such action is based on provisions of the United States patent law. 35 U.S.C. 363 provides that “[a]n 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....” 35 U.S.C. 371(d) indicates that failure to timely comply with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371(c) “shall be regarded as abandonment... by the parties thereof....” It is therefore clear that an international application which designates the United States has the effect of a pending U.S. application from the international application filing date until its abandonment as to the United States. The first sentence of 35 U.S.C. 365(c) specifically provides that “[i]n accordance with the conditions and requirements of section 120 of this title,... a national application shall be entitled to the benefit of the filing date of a prior international application designating the United States.” The condition of 35 U.S.C. 120 relating to the time of filing requires the later application to be filed before the patenting or abandonment of or termination of proceedings on the first application. The filing of a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part application of a PCT application designating the United States is known as a “bypass” application.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192727","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_czxctgii"},{"id":"pb_sigz7cl2","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_sigz7cl2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192765\"> Continuation-in-part applications are generally filed in instances\r\n                        \t\t\twhere applicants seek to add matter to the disclosure which is not supported by the\r\n                        \t\t\tdisclosure of the international application as originally filed, as new matter may not\r\n                        \t\t\tbe added to a U.S. national stage application. See <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e323020\">37 CFR 1.121(f)</a></b>. \r\n                     </p>","rendered_text_plain":"Continuation-in-part applications are generally filed in instances where applicants seek to add matter to the disclosure which is not supported by the disclosure of the international application as originally filed, as new matter may not be added to a U.S. national stage application. See 37 CFR 1.121(f).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192765","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_czxctgii"},{"id":"pb_4ani6lwl","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_4ani6lwl","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192790\"> Pursuant to <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">35 U.S.C. 365(c)</a></b>, a regular\r\n                           \t\t\t\tnational application filed under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302673\">35&nbsp;U.S.C. 111(a)</a></b> and\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e318681\">37&nbsp;CFR\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t1.53(b)</a></b> (not under <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e318681\">37&nbsp;CFR 1.53(d)</a></b>) may claim\r\n                           \t\t\t\tbenefit of the filing date of an international application which designates the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tUnited States. Thus, rather than submitting a national stage application under\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t371</a></b>, applicant may file a continuation, divisional, or\r\n                           \t\t\t\tcontinuation-in-part of the international (PCT) application under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302678aia\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t111(a)</a></b>. Such applications are often referred to as “bypass”\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplications. \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 365(c), a regular national application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) and 37 CFR 1.53(b) (not under 37 CFR 1.53(d)) may claim benefit of the filing date of an international application which designates the United States. Thus, rather than submitting a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371, applicant may file a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part of the international (PCT) application under 35 U.S.C. 111(a). Such applications are often referred to as “bypass” applications.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192790","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_ydb56fmr","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ydb56fmr","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192811\">A typical time line involving a continuing application filed during\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe pendency of an international application is illustrated as follows:\r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"A typical time line involving a continuing application filed during the pendency of an international application is illustrated as 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application.","width":416,"height":224,"host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_qhzqe7rh","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_qhzqe7rh","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192817\"> To obtain benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C. 120</a></b> and\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> of a prior international application designating the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tU.S., the continuing application must: \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"To obtain benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) of a prior international application designating the U.S., the continuing application must:","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192817","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"li_ihldjw5q","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_ihldjw5q","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li id=\"d0e192827\" class=\"nobull\">(A)  include a specific reference to the prior international\r\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tapplication\r\n                           </li>","rendered_text_plain":"(A) include a specific reference to the prior international application","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192827","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"enumerator_label":"(A)","enumerator_ordinal":0,"parent_list_id":"ls_phuk4vpt"},{"id":"li_zjnk244r","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_zjnk244r","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li id=\"d0e192834\" class=\"nobull\">(B) be copending with the prior international application,\r\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tand\r\n                           </li>","rendered_text_plain":"(B) be copending with the prior international application, and","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192834","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"enumerator_label":"(B)","enumerator_ordinal":1,"parent_list_id":"ls_phuk4vpt"},{"id":"li_4yucxj43","node_type":"list_item","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/li_4yucxj43","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<li id=\"d0e192838\" class=\"nobull\">(C) have at least one inventor in common with the prior\r\n                              \t\t\t\t\t\tinternational application.\r\n                           </li>","rendered_text_plain":"(C) have at least one inventor in common with the prior international application.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192838","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"enumerator_label":"(C)","enumerator_ordinal":2,"parent_list_id":"ls_phuk4vpt"},{"id":"ls_phuk4vpt","node_type":"list","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/ls_phuk4vpt","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192827","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"enumerator_style":"alpha_upper","nesting_depth":1,"host_section_id":"se_doztfjum","parent_list_item_id":null,"item_ids":["li_ihldjw5q","li_zjnk244r","li_4yucxj43"]},{"id":"pb_ebyo4hjx","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ebyo4hjx","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192842\"> With regard to (A), if the continuing application was filed prior\r\n                           \t\t\t\tto September 16, 2012, the specific reference to the international application\r\n                           \t\t\t\trequired under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C. 120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> must either be contained\r\n                           \t\t\t\tin the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title or included in an\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication data sheet. See <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_2073f_112\">37 CFR 1.78(d)(2)</a></b> and\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_20922_392\">37\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\tCFR 1.78(h)</a></b>. If the continuing application was filed on or\r\n                           \t\t\t\tafter September 16, 2012, the specific reference to the international application\r\n                           \t\t\t\trequired under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C. 120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307053\">365(c)</a></b> must be contained in an\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication data sheet. <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_2073f_112\">37 CFR 1.78(d)(2)</a></b>. The specific\r\n                           \t\t\t\treference must identify the parent international application by international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication number and international filing date and indicate the relationship of\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe applications (i.e., continuation, continuation-in-part, or division). See\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_2073f_112\">37\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\tCFR 1.78(d)(2)</a></b> and <b><a href=\"s211.html#ch200_d1ff71_22f37_244\">MPEP §\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t211.02</a></b>. The required reference must be submitted within\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe time period provided by <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_20752_1f5\">37 CFR 1.78(d)(3)</a></b>. This time\r\n                           \t\t\t\tperiod is not extendable. A certified copy of the international application (and an\r\n                           \t\t\t\tEnglish translation of the international application) may be required by the\r\n                           \t\t\t\texaminer to perfect the claim for benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307053\">365(c)</a></b> if the international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication did not originate in the United States and such is necessary, for\r\n                           \t\t\t\texample, where an intervening reference is found and applied in a rejection of one\r\n                           \t\t\t\tor more claims. If the international application was published by the International\r\n                           \t\t\t\tBureau pursuant to <b><a href=\"mpep-9025-appx-t.html#d0e363622\">PCT Article 21</a></b>, then a certified copy would not normally be\r\n                           \t\t\t\tnecessary.\r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"With regard to (A), if the continuing application was filed prior to September 16, 2012, the specific reference to the international application required under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) must either be contained in the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title or included in an application data sheet. See 37 CFR 1.78(d)(2) and 37 CFR 1.78(h). If the continuing application was filed on or after September 16, 2012, the specific reference to the international application required under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) must be contained in an application data sheet. 37 CFR 1.78(d)(2). The specific reference must identify the parent international application by international application number and international filing date and indicate the relationship of the applications (i.e., continuation, continuation-in-part, or division). See 37 CFR 1.78(d)(2) and MPEP § 211.02. The required reference must be submitted within the time period provided by 37 CFR 1.78(d)(3). This time period is not extendable. A certified copy of the international application (and an English translation of the international application) may be required by the examiner to perfect the claim for benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) if the international application did not originate in the United States and such is necessary, for example, where an intervening reference is found and applied in a rejection of one or more claims. If the international application was published by the International Bureau pursuant to PCT Article 21, then a certified copy would not normally be necessary.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192842","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_kuu4dhuc","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_kuu4dhuc","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192877\"> If benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302921\">35 U.S.C. 119(e)</a></b>, and/or under\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> is being claimed to an\r\n                           \t\t\t\tearlier filed national application (or international application designating the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tU.S.) via an intermediate international application designating the U.S., then the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tintermediate international application must contain a specific reference to the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tearlier application, as required under <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#aia_d0e320662\">37 CFR 1.78</a></b>. The specific\r\n                           \t\t\t\treference will usually be included on the cover page of the published international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication and/or may appear in the first sentence(s) of the description of the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tpublished application. A lack of a proper reference in the published international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication does not necessarily mean that a proper reference is not contained in\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe intermediate international application. Accordingly, the international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication file (if the USPTO was the receiving Office) may have to be inspected to\r\n                           \t\t\t\tdetermine whether the requirements under <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#aia_d0e320662\">37 CFR 1.78</a></b> were satisfied\r\n                           \t\t\t\tafter publication of the international application. For example, the intermediate\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application file may contain the specific reference in a separate\r\n                           \t\t\t\tpaper filed after publication but during the pendency of the international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication, or a decision granting a petition to accept a late benefit claim may be\r\n                           \t\t\t\tpresent in the application file. See <b><a href=\"s211.html#ch200_d1ff71_24f8b_4a\">MPEP §\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t211.04</a></b>. The examiner may contact the International Patent\r\n                           \t\t\t\tLegal Administration for assistance. \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"If benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), and/or under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) is being claimed to an earlier filed national application (or international application designating the U.S.) via an intermediate international application designating the U.S., then the intermediate international application must contain a specific reference to the earlier application, as required under 37 CFR 1.78. The specific reference will usually be included on the cover page of the published international application and/or may appear in the first sentence(s) of the description of the published application. A lack of a proper reference in the published international application does not necessarily mean that a proper reference is not contained in the intermediate international application. Accordingly, the international application file (if the USPTO was the receiving Office) may have to be inspected to determine whether the requirements under 37 CFR 1.78 were satisfied after publication of the international application. For example, the intermediate international application file may contain the specific reference in a separate paper filed after publication but during the pendency of the international application, or a decision granting a petition to accept a late benefit claim may be present in the application file. See MPEP § 211.04. The examiner may contact the International Patent Legal Administration for assistance.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192877","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_6v26zogy","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_6v26zogy","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192936\"> With regard to (B), a U.S. national application is considered\r\n                           \t\t\t\tcopending with a prior international application designating the U.S. if the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application was pending on the filing date of the U.S. national\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication. Generally, except in cases where the international application has been\r\n                           \t\t\t\twithdrawn (either generally or as to the United States), an international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication becomes abandoned as to the United States upon expiration of 30 months\r\n                           \t\t\t\tfrom the priority date (i.e., the priority date claimed in the international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication or, if no priority is claimed, the international filing date) unless a\r\n                           \t\t\t\tproper submission under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35&nbsp;U.S.C. 371</a></b> to enter the U.S.\r\n                           \t\t\t\tnational phase is filed prior to the expiration of this 30-month period. See\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"s1893.html#d0e190008\">MPEP §§\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t1893.01(a)(1)</a></b> and <b><a href=\"s1893.html#d0e191079\">1893.02</a></b>. However, if the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application is one where the 20-month period from the priority date\r\n                           \t\t\t\texpired before April 1, 2002, then it was necessary to file a demand electing the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tUnited States prior to the expiration of 19 months from the priority date in order\r\n                           \t\t\t\tto extend the international phase to 30 months from the priority date. If such a\r\n                           \t\t\t\tdemand was not timely filed, then under former <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#d0e329457\">37 CFR 1.494</a></b>, such an\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application became abandoned at the expiration of 20 months from the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tpriority date unless a proper submission under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35 U.S.C. 371</a></b> to enter the U.S.\r\n                           \t\t\t\tnational phase was made prior to the expiration of 20 months from the priority date.\r\n                           \t\t\t\tAccordingly, if the international application is not subject to the filing of a\r\n                           \t\t\t\tdemand in order to delay entry into the U.S. national phase to 30 months from the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tpriority date, then a national application filed prior to the expiration of this 30\r\n                           \t\t\t\tmonth period will be copending with the international application unless the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application was withdrawn, either generally or as to the United\r\n                           \t\t\t\tStates, prior to the filing of the national application. To determine whether the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication was withdrawn, the examiner must either review the Home Copy of the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tinternational application file (if the USPTO was the receiving Office), or require\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplicant to certify that the international application was not withdrawn or\r\n                           \t\t\t\tconsidered to be withdrawn, either generally or as to the United States, prior to\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe filing date of the national application claiming benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> to such international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication. In order to expedite examination, applicant should certify at the time\r\n                           \t\t\t\tof filing a national application claiming benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> to an international\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication that the international application has not been withdrawn. If the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tnational application claiming benefit to the international application was filed\r\n                           \t\t\t\tafter the expiration of this 30-month period, then there will be no copendency in\r\n                           \t\t\t\tthe absence of a timely and proper submission to enter the U.S. national phase under\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35&nbsp;U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t371</a></b>. The existence of a national stage application may be\r\n                           \t\t\t\tchecked through the Patent Data Portal and the records of the national stage\r\n                           \t\t\t\tapplication should be consulted to verify copendency. Additionally, if the 20-month\r\n                           \t\t\t\tperiod from the priority date of the international application expired before April\r\n                           \t\t\t\t1, 2002 and the national application claiming benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(c)</a></b> was filed later than 20\r\n                           \t\t\t\tmonths from the priority date of the international application, the applicant may be\r\n                           \t\t\t\trequired to submit proof of the filing of a demand electing the United States within\r\n                           \t\t\t\t19 months from the priority date. This proof may be in the form of a copy of the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t“Notification of Receipt of Demand by Competent International Preliminary Examining\r\n                           \t\t\t\tAuthority” (Form PCT/IPEA/402) showing the demand was received prior to the\r\n                           \t\t\t\texpiration of 19 months from the priority date, and a copy of the “Notification\r\n                           \t\t\t\tConcerning Elected Offices Notified of Their Election” (Form PCT/IB/332) showing the\r\n                           \t\t\t\telection of the United States. If the parent international application was not\r\n                           \t\t\t\tcopending (i.e., abandoned or withdrawn), benefit under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e303023313\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t120</a></b> is not possible. \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"With regard to (B), a U.S. national application is considered copending with a prior international application designating the U.S. if the international application was pending on the filing date of the U.S. national application. Generally, except in cases where the international application has been withdrawn (either generally or as to the United States), an international application becomes abandoned as to the United States upon expiration of 30 months from the priority date (i.e., the priority date claimed in the international application or, if no priority is claimed, the international filing date) unless a proper submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 to enter the U.S. national phase is filed prior to the expiration of this 30-month period. See MPEP §§ 1893.01(a)(1) and 1893.02. However, if the international application is one where the 20-month period from the priority date expired before April 1, 2002, then it was necessary to file a demand electing the United States prior to the expiration of 19 months from the priority date in order to extend the international phase to 30 months from the priority date. If such a demand was not timely filed, then under former 37 CFR 1.494, such an international application became abandoned at the expiration of 20 months from the priority date unless a proper submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 to enter the U.S. national phase was made prior to the expiration of 20 months from the priority date. Accordingly, if the international application is not subject to the filing of a demand in order to delay entry into the U.S. national phase to 30 months from the priority date, then a national application filed prior to the expiration of this 30 month period will be copending with the international application unless the international application was withdrawn, either generally or as to the United States, prior to the filing of the national application. To determine whether the application was withdrawn, the examiner must either review the Home Copy of the international application file (if the USPTO was the receiving Office), or require applicant to certify that the international application was not withdrawn or considered to be withdrawn, either generally or as to the United States, prior to the filing date of the national application claiming benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) to such international application. In order to expedite examination, applicant should certify at the time of filing a national application claiming benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) to an international application that the international application has not been withdrawn. If the national application claiming benefit to the international application was filed after the expiration of this 30-month period, then there will be no copendency in the absence of a timely and proper submission to enter the U.S. national phase under 35 U.S.C. 371. The existence of a national stage application may be checked through the Patent Data Portal and the records of the national stage application should be consulted to verify copendency. Additionally, if the 20-month period from the priority date of the international application expired before April 1, 2002 and the national application claiming benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 365(c) was filed later than 20 months from the priority date of the international application, the applicant may be required to submit proof of the filing of a demand electing the United States within 19 months from the priority date. This proof may be in the form of a copy of the “Notification of Receipt of Demand by Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority” (Form PCT/IPEA/402) showing the demand was received prior to the expiration of 19 months from the priority date, and a copy of the “Notification Concerning Elected Offices Notified of Their Election” (Form PCT/IB/332) showing the election of the United States. If the parent international application was not copending (i.e., abandoned or withdrawn), benefit under 35 U.S.C. 120 is not possible.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192936","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_b6nuvhcj","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_b6nuvhcj","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192979\"> With regard to (C), inventors will normally be identified on the\r\n                           \t\t\t\tcover page of the published international application. In addition, such information\r\n                           \t\t\t\tis indicated in the <i>PCT Gazette</i>, which is available in electronic\r\n                           \t\t\t\tform from WIPO’s website (<b><a href=\"http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices\" target=\"_blank\">www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices</a></b>).\r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"With regard to (C), inventors will normally be identified on the cover page of the published international application. In addition, such information is indicated in the PCT Gazette, which is available in electronic form from WIPO’s website (www.wipo.int/pct/en/official_notices).","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192979","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_2cvvqcgt","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_2cvvqcgt","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<b id=\"\">PRIORITY CLAIMS UNDER 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d)</b>","rendered_text_plain":"PRIORITY CLAIMS UNDER 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d)","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192774/b.0","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"informal_heading","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"PRIORITY CLAIMS UNDER 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d)","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_rhdetjcm","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_rhdetjcm","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e192992\"> A claim for foreign priority under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302921\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t119(a)</a></b> - <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302947\">(d)</a></b> must be made in the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tcontinuing application in order to obtain the benefit of the filing date of the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tprior filed foreign application. This is true regardless of whether such a claim\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\twas made in the parent international application. A foreign priority claim is\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tproper in the continuing application if the continuing application or the parent\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tinternational application was filed not later than 12 months after the filing\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tdate of the foreign application. See <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#aia_d0e319326\">37 CFR 1.55(b)</a></b>. In\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\taddition, a foreign priority claim is proper in the continuing application if\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tthe continuing application or the parent international application was filed\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tafter expiration of the 12 month period set forth in <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#aia_d0e319326\">37 CFR\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t1.55(b)</a></b> but within two months from such expiration, if\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tthe right of priority is restored under <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#aia_d0e319333\">37 CFR 1.55(c)</a></b>. The\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\trequired claim must be made within the time period set forth in\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d24abc_24ce7_ea\">37 CFR 1.55(d)(1)</a></b>. This time period is not extendable.\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tSee <b><a href=\"s214.html#ch200_d1ff72_1e686_127\">MPEP § 214.01</a></b>. A certified copy of any foreign\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tpriority document must be provided by the applicant unless the requirements of\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_18969_179\">37 CFR 1.55(h)</a></b> or <b><a href=\"mpep-9020-appx-r.html#ar_d1fc99_18969_179\">37 CFR\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t1.55(i)</a></b> have been met or the parent international\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tapplication has entered the national stage under <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307164\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t371</a></b> and the national stage application contains the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tpriority document from the International Bureau. See <b><a href=\"s1893.html#d0e191506\">MPEP §\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t1893.03(c)</a></b>. In the latter case, the applicant, in the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tcontinuing application, may state that the priority document is contained in the\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tnational stage application. \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"A claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) - (d) must be made in the continuing application in order to obtain the benefit of the filing date of the prior filed foreign application. This is true regardless of whether such a claim was made in the parent international application. A foreign priority claim is proper in the continuing application if the continuing application or the parent international application was filed not later than 12 months after the filing date of the foreign application. See 37 CFR 1.55(b). In addition, a foreign priority claim is proper in the continuing application if the continuing application or the parent international application was filed after expiration of the 12 month period set forth in 37 CFR 1.55(b) but within two months from such expiration, if the right of priority is restored under 37 CFR 1.55(c). The required claim must be made within the time period set forth in 37 CFR 1.55(d)(1). This time period is not extendable. See MPEP § 214.01. A certified copy of any foreign priority document must be provided by the applicant unless the requirements of 37 CFR 1.55(h) or 37 CFR 1.55(i) have been met or the parent international application has entered the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 and the national stage application contains the priority document from the International Bureau. See MPEP § 1893.03(c). In the latter case, the applicant, in the continuing application, may state that the priority document is contained in the national stage application.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192992","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"pb_rmub6fst","node_type":"prose_block","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_rmub6fst","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2022","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"<p id=\"d0e193017\"> For a discussion of U.S. national applications filed under\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302673\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t111(a)</a></b> having foreign priority claims under\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\t\t<b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e302921\">35 U.S.C.\r\n                                 \t\t\t\t\t\t119(a)</a></b> - (d) and <b><a href=\"mpep-9015-appx-l.html#d0e307034\">365(a)</a></b> to a prior\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tinternational application designating at least one country other than the United\r\n                           \t\t\t\t\tStates, see <b><a href=\"s213.html#ch200_d1ff72_1b026_319\">MPEP § 213.01</a></b>. \r\n                        </p>","rendered_text_plain":"For a discussion of U.S. national applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111(a) having foreign priority claims under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) - (d) and 365(a) to a prior international application designating at least one country other than the United States, see MPEP § 213.01.","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e193017","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"kind":"narrative","host_section_id":"se_doztfjum"},{"id":"se_czxctgii","node_type":"section","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/se_czxctgii","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-07.2015","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"","rendered_text_plain":"","provenance":{"source_file":"s1895.html","source_anchor":"d0e192715","source_sha256":"dc11a883032b0d4d838785c4a5bcbc6ea887c01c9872c6704bc2eebbe845ac18"},"akn_urn":"/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!sec_1895","canonical_url":"https://mpep.io/akn/us/statement/manual/uspto/2024/mpep/eng@2024-02-29!sec_1895","section_number":"1895","chapter":"1800","depth":0,"title":"A Continuation, Divisional, or Continuation- in- Part Application of a PCT Application Designating the United 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