37 CFR 1.1012 - Applicant's Contracting Party.

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Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights last revised: Jan 01, 2026

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§ 1.1012 - Applicant's Contracting Party.

In order to file an international design application through the United States Patent and Trademark Office as an office of indirect filing, the United States must be applicant's Contracting Party (Articles 4 and 1(xiv)).

authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2), unless otherwise noted

source: 24 FR 10332, Dec. 22, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 37 CFR 1.1012