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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AD43 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Facilitating the Use of WIPO's ePCT System to Prepare International Applications for Filing With the United States Receiving Office | |
Abstract:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to amend the foreign filing license rules to provide that a foreign filing license from the USPTO would authorize the export of technical data abroad for purposes relating to the use of a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) online service (ePCT) to prepare an international application for filing with the USPTO in its capacity as a Receiving Officer under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). ePCT is a web-based service that offer many benefits to users, including real time up-to-date validation features to help users properly complete the PCT Request. ePCT resides on WIPO’s servers abroad and is accessed via an internet browser on the user’s system. While the current foreign filing license rules would authorize the export of technical data to ePCT for purposes of preparing an international application for filing in a foreign PCT Receiving Office, the current rules do not authorize the export of technical data to ePCT for purposes of preparing an international application for filing with the USPTO as a Receiving Office. |
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Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant | |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 5.1 37 CFR 5.11 37 CFR 5.12 37 CFR 5.15 | |
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2) 35 U.S.C. 41 35 U.S.C. 181-188 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq., The Arms Export Control Act 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq., The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq., The Nuclear Non Proliferation Act of 1978 15 CFR 370.10(j) 22 CFR 125.04 10 CFR 810.7 ... |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Raul Tamayo Senior Legal Advisor Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Phone:571 272-7728 Fax:571 273-7728 Email: raul.tamayo@uspto.gov |