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1895.01 MANUAL OF PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE<br />
U.S. national stage application because 37 CFR<br />
1.55(a)(2) does not apply to pri<strong>or</strong>ity claims under 35<br />
U.S.C. 119(e).<br />
D. Unity OfInvention<br />
Restriction practice in both international and<br />
national stage applications is determined under unity<br />
of invention principles as set f<strong>or</strong>th in 37 CFR 1.475<br />
and 1.499. Restriction practice under 35 U.S.C. 121,<br />
as it applies to national applications submitted under<br />
35 U.S.C. 11I(a), is not applicable to either international<br />
<strong>or</strong> national stage applications. However, a continuing<br />
application claiming benefitunder 35 U.S.C.<br />
365(c) to an international application <strong>or</strong> to a national<br />
stage application is not a national stage application<br />
and, theref<strong>or</strong>e, the restriction practice under 35 U.S.c.<br />
121 is applicable.<br />
E. Filing Date F<strong>or</strong> Pri<strong>or</strong> Art Purposes Under<br />
35 U.S.C.I02(e)<br />
1. When Examining Applications Filed Pri<strong>or</strong> to<br />
November 29, 2000 Which Were Not Voluntarily<br />
Published Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)<br />
Once a patent issues from a national stage application,<br />
the filing date f<strong>or</strong> pri<strong>or</strong> art purposes under 35<br />
U.S.c. 102(e), when being cited against an application<br />
filed pri<strong>or</strong> to November 29, 2000, which has not<br />
been voluntarily published under 35 U.S.C. 122(b), is<br />
not the international filing date, but is the date on<br />
which the requirements of 35 U.S.C.<br />
371(c)(I), (2) and (4) were met (copy of the international<br />
application with any necessary translation,<br />
national fee and oath <strong>or</strong> declaration were filed). However,<br />
as the international application is usually published<br />
approximately 18 months from the pri<strong>or</strong>ity<br />
date, this publication generally will have an earlier<br />
date f<strong>or</strong> pri<strong>or</strong> art purposes than the 35 U.S.c. 102(e)<br />
date of the U.S. patent. A copy of the published international<br />
application can be obtained through the F<strong>or</strong>eign<br />
<strong>Patent</strong>s Branch of the Scientific and Technical<br />
Inf<strong>or</strong>mation Center (S'I'IC). <strong>The</strong> publication number<br />
and publication date appear on the first page of the<br />
U.S. patent.<br />
Note that a publication under 35 U.S.C. 122(b) of a<br />
U.S. national stage application will have no pri<strong>or</strong> art<br />
effect under 35 U.S.c. 102(e) against an application<br />
August 2001 1800-154<br />
filed bef<strong>or</strong>e November 29, 2000, which has not been<br />
voluntarily published under 35 U.S.c. 122(b).<br />
2. When Examining Applications Filed on <strong>or</strong><br />
After November 29, 2000, <strong>or</strong> Applications<br />
Filed Bef<strong>or</strong>e November 29, 2000 Which Were<br />
Voluntarily Published Under 35 U.S.C. 122<br />
(b)<br />
<strong>The</strong> publication of a U.S. national stage application<br />
will have a 35 U.S.C. 102(e) date f<strong>or</strong> pri<strong>or</strong> art purposes<br />
as of its international filing date, provided that<br />
the application was published under PCT Article<br />
21(2)(a) in the English language, against an application<br />
filed on <strong>or</strong> after November 29, 2000, <strong>or</strong> filed<br />
bef<strong>or</strong>e November 29, 2000 and voluntarily published<br />
under 35 U.S.C. 122(b).<br />
Note that any publication under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)<br />
of a U.S. national stage application which was published<br />
in the international stage under PCT Article<br />
21(2)(a) in a language other than English <strong>or</strong> any<br />
United States <strong>Patent</strong> issuing from any national stage<br />
application will have no pri<strong>or</strong> art effect under 35<br />
U.S.C. 102(e)(I) <strong>or</strong> (2) against an application filed on<br />
<strong>or</strong> after November 29, .2000, <strong>or</strong> filed bef<strong>or</strong>e November<br />
29, 2000 and voluntarily published under 35<br />
U.S.C. 122(b).<br />
F. International Publication Number And <strong>The</strong><br />
Publication Date<br />
<strong>The</strong> International Publication Number and the Publication<br />
Date MUST be in the national stage application<br />
if the application is allowed. <strong>The</strong> International<br />
Publication Number and the Publication date can be<br />
found in the DOlUS W<strong>or</strong>ksheet WIPO Publication<br />
block. If the Publication Number and the Publication<br />
date are not found on the w<strong>or</strong>ksheet <strong>or</strong> if the w<strong>or</strong>ksheet<br />
is missing, the inf<strong>or</strong>mation may be taken either<br />
from the International Publication <strong>or</strong> the PCT Gazette<br />
page. <strong>The</strong> examiner should ensure that the International<br />
Publication Number and the Publication date<br />
are in one of these three locations bef<strong>or</strong>e the application<br />
is sent to Office of <strong>Patent</strong> Publication.<br />
CONTINUATION, CIP, OR DIVISION OF IN<br />
TERNATIONAL APPLICATION FILED UNDER<br />
35 U.S.C. 111(a)<br />
Rather than filing a national stage application, a<br />
continuing application (i.e., continuation, C-I-P, <strong>or</strong>