human: If an International Application (IA) was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in a language other than English ( i.e. , German) and designates the United States, is there any action that can be done ( i.e. , filing an English t
assistant: No. 35 U.S.C. 102(e) and 374, as amended by American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 (AIPA) (Pub. L. 106-113) and as further amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-273), is applicable to the WIPO publication of the IA. 35 U.S.C. 102(e), in combination with 35 U.S.C. 374, clearly state that the WIPO publication of an IA only receives a 35 U.S.C. 102(e) prior art date if the IA is published under PCT Article 21(2) in English and designated the United States. Therefore, the IA must have been: 1) filed on or after November 29, 2000, 2) published by the WIPO pursuant to PCT Article 21(2) in English, and 3) designated the United States in order for the WIPO publication to be available as prior art under 35 U.S.C. 102(e). Any filing of an English translation will not be effective in obtaining a 35 U.S.C. 102(e) prior art date for the publication of the IA published by the WIPO in a language other than English.