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# United States Code/Title 35/Chapter 37/Section 375

From the U.S. House of Representatives.
Section 375. Patent issued on international application: Effect
(a) A patent may be issued by the Director based on an international application designating the United States, in accordance with the provisions of this title. Subject to section 102(e) of this title, such patent shall have the force and effect of a patent issued on a national application filed under the provisions of chapter 11 of this title.
(b) Where due to an incorrect translation the scope of a patent granted on an international application designating the United States, which was not originally filed in the English language, exceeds the scope of the international application in its original language, a court of competent jurisdiction may retroactively limit the scope of the patent, by declaring it unenforceable to the extent that it exceeds the scope of the international application in its original language.

## Source

(Added Pub. L. 94-131, Sec. 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 689; amended Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-582; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, Sec. 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)

## Amendments
### 2002

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106-113. See 1999 Amendment note below.

### 1999

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-113, as amended by Pub. L. 107- 273, substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

#### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
# United States Code/Title 35/Chapter 37/Section 373

From the U.S. House of Representatives.
Section 373. Improper applicant
An international application designating the United States, shall not be accepted by the Patent and Trademark Office for the national stage if it was filed by anyone not qualified under chapter 11 of this title to be an applicant for the purpose of filing a national application in the United States. Such international applications shall not serve as the basis for the benefit of an earlier filing date under section 120 of this title in a subsequently filed application, but may serve as the basis for a claim of the right of priority under subsections (a) through (d) of section 119 of this title, if the United States was not the sole country designated in such international application.

## Source

(Added Pub. L. 94-131, Sec. 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 689; amended Pub. L. 98-622, title IV, Sec. 403(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3392; Pub. L. 103-465, title V, Sec. 532(c)(5), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4987.)

## Amendments
### 1994

Pub. L. 103-465 substituted “subsections (a) through (d) of section 119” for “section 119”.

#### Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103-465 effective 6 months after Dec. 8, 1994, and applicable to all patent applications filed in the United States on or after that effective date, with provisions relating to earliest filed patent application, see section 534(b)(1), (3) of Pub. L. 103-465, set out as a note under section 154 of this title.

### 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.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 8

Chap. VIII.—An Act authorizing a further postponement of payment upon duty bonds.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to grant such further extension of credit on bonds, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to grant such further extension of credit upon all bonds for duties now outstanding as shall make the whole extension of credit upon each bond nine months from the time when the original bond became due and payable, making the extension in each case to depend upon the same conditions as to additional security, the payment of interest, and other terms, which have been prescribed by the Treasury Department, to the extension of revenue bonds since May last:Proviso. Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to include any existing bonds where the parties to the same have not, since the bonds became payable, given additional security, or made part payment, and are, by the proper officers of the Government, considered insolvent, or unsafe securities for the payment of their bonds.
A credit of 3 and 6 months to be allowed on the duty on all merchandise imported before 1st Nov. next, upon which the duties are payable in cash.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a credit of three and six months shall be allowed on the duty on all merchandise which shall have been or may be imported on or before the first day of November next, upon which the duties are payable in cash, and that the bonds received for such duties shall be payable in equal instalments, bearing ​interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and shall be in the form and upon the conditions prescribed by the existing laws and by this act.
The bonds received for such duties to be payable in equal instalments, bearing 6 per cent. interest, and in the form and upon the conditions prescribed by law. When the security in bonds postponed is entirely satisfactory, the principals or sureties shall not be disabled, &c. Proviso.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That where the security in any bond which has been, or may hereafter be postponed, is entirely satisfactory, the principal or sureties in the same shall not be disabled from being in the mean time, till the period of postponement provided for by this act expires, received as principal or sureties in other bonds for duties, notwithstanding the bond first given may not have been actually paid, discharged, or extended before or on the day it fell due: Provided, That such principal and sureties shall be found in all other respects, safe and satisfactory security for the bonds to which they may be proposed as parties.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the operation of all prior laws, and parts of laws, so far as inconsistent with this act, be suspended in the particulars in which they may conflict with, or differ from, its provisions, until this act shall cease by its own limitations.
Approved, October 16, 1837.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 1

Chapter I.—An Act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the public vessels to cruise upon the coast in the winter season and to relieve distressed navigators.
The President authorized to cause the public vessels to cruise upon the coast in the winter for the relief of distressed navigators.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, authorized to cause any suitable number of public vessels, adapted to the purpose, to cruise upon the coast, in the severe portion of the season, when the public service will allow of it, and to afford such aid to distressed navigators as their circumstances and necessities may require; and such public vessels shall go to sea prepared fully to render such assistance.
Approved, December 22, 1837.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 100

Chap. C.—An Act to establish two additional land offices in that part of Wisconsin Territory west of the river Mississippi.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Two land districts created for the sale of the public lands. That for the sale of the public lands in that part of the Territory of Wisconsin situate west of the river Mississippi, two land districts are hereby created; one of which comprising all the lands south of the east and west line which forms the northern boundary of the township adjoining to, and immediately south of, the township in which the town of Davenport is sitaute, shall be called the Des MoinesDes Moines. Dubuque—land office at land district, the land office for which shall be stablished at the town of Burlington; and the other district, comprising the lands north of the said east and west line, shall be called the Du Buque land district, the office for which shall be established at the town of Du Buque.
President to appoint a register and receiver for each district. Powers, duties, and compensation.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of ​the Senate, a register and receiver of public moneys for each of the said districts, and who shall, respectively, be required to reside at the site of their offices, and have powers, perform the same duties, and be entitled to the same compensation, as are or may be prescribed by law in relation to the other land officers of the United States.
Public lands in said districts, except, &c. to be exposed to sale.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President is authorized to cause the public lands in the said districts with the exception of section numbered sixteen in each township, reserved for the use of schools, or such other lands as may by law be selected in lieu thereof, and of such other tracts as he may select for military or other purposes, to be exposed to sale in the same manner, and upon the same terms and conditions, as the other public lands of the United States.
President authorized to remove the said land offices.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever the President may deem it expedient, he is hereby authorized to remove the said land offices to such other places within those districts as he may judge proper.
Approved, June 12, 1838.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 6

Chap. VI.—An Act for the relief of D. P. Madison.
Act of July 7, 1838, ch. 264. The right to publish in foreign countries, for her own benefit, the manuscript debates on the constitution, and the nett avails of any such publication ordered by her, to be all conveyed to Mrs. Madison. Proviso.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested to cause to be executed, a grant and re-conveyance to Mrs. D. P. Madison, her executors, administrators, and assigns, of the right to publish in foreign countries, for her own benefit, the manuscript debates of the Convention which formed the Constitution of this Government, as well as the nett avails of any such publication which may have been ordered by her: Provided, however, That she shall not be allowed to withdraw from the possession of the Government either of the copies of said debates which accompanied her conveyance.
Approved, October 16, 1837.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 9

Chap. IX.—An Act for adjusting the remaining claims upon the late deposite banks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,The Secretary of the Treasury authorized to continue to withdraw the public moneys in the former deposite banks, in a manner as convenient to them as shall be consistent with the wants of the Government, &c. Act of June 23, 1836, ch. 115. This provisions to extend to moneys whether standing to the credit of the Treasurer U. S., or any other officer of the Government. In case of any of said banks not complying with the requisitions of the Secretary of the Treasury, suits shall be instituted, unless, &c. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to continue to withdraw the public moneys now remaining in any of the former deposite banks, in a manner as gradual and convenient to the institutions as shall be consistent with the pecuniary wants of the Government, and the safety of the funds thus to be drawn; and that no further interest than that required by the deposite act of the twenty-third of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, under which those deposited were made, shall be demanded of any bank which has met, and shall hereafter meet, the requisitions of the Department. This provision shall also extend to such public moneys as remain in any of the said banks, whether standing to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, or of any disbursing or other public officer of the Government.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of neglect or refusal by any of the said banks to comply with the requisitions of the Secretary of the Treasury, as he shall make them, in conformity with the first section of this act, suits shall be instituted, where that has not already been done, to recover the amounts due to the United States, unless the defaulting bank shall forthwith cause, to be executed and delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury a bond, with security to be approved by the Solicitor of the Treasury, to pay to the United States, the whole moneys due from it, in three instalments: the first to be paid on the first day of July next, the second on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and the remaining instalment on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine; and the default mentioned in this act, on which interest is to commence at the rate of six per [centum per annum,] shall be understood to be the neglect or omission of said banks, or any of them, to answer the drafts or requisitions of the Secretary of the Treasury made on them according to the provisions of the first section of this act; and interest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, from the time of default, together with any damages which may have accrued to the United States from protests of drafts drawn upon it, or from any other consequence of its failure to fulfil its obligations to the public treasury.
Approved, October 16, 1837.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 101

Chap. CI.—An Act to ascertain and designate the boundary line between the State of Michigan and Territory of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,The boundary line between Michigan and Wisconsin, as established by act 15 June 1836, ch. 99, to be surveyed, marked, and designated. That the Surveyor General of the Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin land districts, under the direction of the President of the United States, be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to cause to be surveyed, marked, and designated, the boundary line between the State of Michigan and the Territory of Wisconsin, agreeably to the boundary as established by the act entitled “An act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the State of Michigan into the Union, upon the conditions, therein expressed,” approved June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six; and to cause to be made a plat or plan of the boundary between the said State of Michigan and the said Territory of Wisconsin, and return the same to Congress at its next annual session, and that the sum of three thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to carry into effect this act: Provided, That the whole expense of surveying, marking and designating the said boundary line shall not exceed that sum.
Approved, June 12, 1838.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/1st Session/Resolution 1

No. 1. A Resolution directing the postage on letters sent by the Express Mail to be paid in advance.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Postage on letters sent by the Express Mail to be paid in advance. That the Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, directed to cause the postage on all letters sent by the Express Mail of the United States to be paid in advance at the time of depositing them for transportation by said mail.
Approved, October 12, 1837.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 110

Chap. CX.—An Act concerning a seminary of learning in the Territory of Wisconsin.
1846, ch. 89. § 7.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to set apart and reserve from sale, out of any of the public lands within the Territory of Wisconsin, to which the Indian title has been, or may be, extinguished, and not otherwise appropriated, a quantity of land not exceeding two entire townships, for the use and support of a university within the said Territory, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever; to be located in tracts of land not less than an entire section, corresponding with any of the legal divisions into which the public lands are authorized to be surveyed.
Approved, June 12, 1838.
# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/1st Session/Chapter 7

Chap. VII.—An Act making an additional appropriation for the suppression of Indian hostilities for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven.
$1,600,000 appropriated, under direction of the Secretary of War, conformably to acts 19th March and 2d July, 1836, ch. 44, 254, and acts therein referred to.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the further sum of one million six hundred thousand dollars shall be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray any expenses which have been or may be incurred, in preventing or suppressing the hostilities of any Indians: to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, conformably to the acts of Congress of the nineteenth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and the second of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and of the acts therein referred to.
Approved, October 16, 1837.
# Travels in Mexico and life among the Mexicans/Frontispiece

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# United States Code/Title 17/Chapter 13/Sections 1306 and 1307

From the U.S. Copyright Office.: Added by sec. 502 of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860), with effect from October 28, 1998.
§ 1306—Design notice
(a) CONTENTS OF DESIGN NOTICE.—
    (1) Whenever any design for which protection is sought under this chapter is made public under section 1310(b), the owner of the design shall, subject to the provisions of section 1307, mark it or have it marked legibly with a design notice consisting of—
       (A) the words "Protected Design", the abbreviation "Prot'd Des.", or the letter "D" within a circle, ∂, or the symbol "*D*";
       (B) the year of the date on which protection for the design commenced; and
       (C) the name of the owner, an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally accepted alternative designation of the owner.
    Any distinctive identification of the owner may be used for purposes of subparagraph (C) if it has been recorded by the Administrator before the design marked with such identification is registered.
    (2) After registration, the registration number may be used instead of the elements specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
(b) LOCATION OF NOTICE.—The design notice shall be so located and applied as to give reasonable notice of design protection while the useful article embodying the design is passing through its normal channels of commerce.
(c) SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL OF NOTICE.—When the owner of a design has complied with the provisions of this section, protection under this chapter shall not be affected by the removal, destruction, or obliteration by others of the design notice on an article.
§ 1307—Effect of omission of notice
(a) ACTIONS WITH NOTICE.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the omission of the notice prescribed in section 1306 shall not cause loss of the protection under this chapter or prevent recovery for infringement under this chapter against any person who, after receiving written notice of the design protection, begins an undertaking leading to infringement under this chapter.
(b) ACTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE.—The omission of the notice prescribed in section 1306 shall prevent any recovery under section 1323 against a person who began an undertaking leading to infringement under this chapter before receiving written notice of the design protection. No injunction shall be issued under this chapter with respect to such undertaking unless the owner of the design reimburses that person for any reasonable expenditure or contractual obligation in connection with such undertaking that was incurred before receiving written notice of the design protection, as the court in its discretion directs. The burden of providing written notice of design protection shall be on the owner of the design.

## Amendment history

Sections 1306 and 1307 were added by sec. 502 of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860), with effect from October 28, 1998.
# United States Code/Title 17/Chapter 13/Sections 1311 and 1312

From the U.S. Copyright Office.: Added by sec. 502 of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860), with effect from October 28, 1998.
§ 1311—Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country
An application for registration of a design filed in the United States by any person who has, or whose legal representative or predecessor or successor in title has, previously filed an application for registration of the same design in a foreign country which extends to designs of owners who are citizens of the United States, or to applications filed under this chapter, similar protection to that provided under this chapter shall have that same effect as if filed in the United States on the date on which the application was first filed in such foreign country, if the application in the United States is filed within 6 months after the earliest date on which any such foreign application was filed.
§ 1312—Oaths and acknowledgments
(a) IN GENERAL.—Oaths and acknowledgments required by this chapter—
    (1) may be made—
       (A) before any person in the United States authorized by law to administer oaths; or
       (B) when made in a foreign country, before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States authorized to administer oaths, or before any official authorized to administer oaths in the foreign country concerned, whose authority shall be proved by a certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States; and
    (2) shall be valid if they comply with the laws of the State or country where made.
(b) WRITTEN DECLARATION IN LIEU OF OATH.—
    (1) The Administrator may by rule prescribe that any document which is to be filed under this chapter in the Office of the Administrator and which is required by any law, rule, or other regulation to be under oath, may be subscribed to by a written declaration in such form as the Administrator may prescribe, and such declaration shall be in lieu of the oath otherwise required.
    (2) Whenever a written declaration under paragraph (1) is used, the document containing the declaration shall state that willful false statements are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, pursuant to section 1001 of title 18, and may jeopardize the validity of the application or document or a registration resulting therefrom.

## Amendment history

Sections 1311 and 1312 were added by sec. 502 of the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act (Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860), with effect from October 28, 1998.