human: What applications qualify for the prior art exclusion of 35 U.S.C. 103(c), as amended by the AIPA, of commonly owned or assigned prior art?
assistant: The amendment to 35 U.S.C. 103(c) made by the AIPA is effective for applications filed on or after November 29, 1999. For the National Stage (35 U.S.C. 371) of International Applications, the international filing date must be on or after November 29, 1999 in order for applicant to invoke the exclusion of prior art under 35 U.S.C. 103(c) as amended by the AIPA. The date the applicant fulfilled the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (2) and (4) is not relevant in determining whether the application is entitled to the prior art exclusion under 35 U.S.C. 103(c) as amended by the AIPA. If a continuing application is filed after November 29, 1999, and claims the benefit of the prior international application filed prior to November 29, 1999, such continuing application would be entitled to revised exclusion provided in 35 USC 103(c). See "Guidelines Concerning the Implementation of Changes to 35 USC 102(g) and 103(c) and the Interpretation of the Term "Original Application" in the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999," Notice,  1233 OG 54 (April 11, 2000) and "Guidelines Setting Forth a Modified Policy Concerning the Evidence of Common Ownership, or an Obligation of Assignment to the Same Person, as Required by 35 USC 103(c)," Notice,  1241 OG 96 (Dec. 26, 2000). Some contents linked to on this page require a plug-in for PDF Files.