Chapter 0200
Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application
- 201-Types of Applications
- 202-Cross-Noting
- 203-Status of Applications
- 204‑209-[Reserved]
- 210-Priority to, or the Benefit of, the Filing Date of a Prior-Filed Application
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211-Claiming the Benefit of an Earlier Filing Date Under 35 U.S.C. 120 and 119(e)
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211.01-Requirements Related to the Prior-Filed Application
- 211.01(a)-Claiming the Benefit of a Provisional Application
- 211.01(b)-Claiming the Benefit of a Nonprovisional Application
- 211.01(c)-Claiming the Benefit of an International Application Designating the United States
- 211.01(d)-Claiming the Benefit of an International Design Application Designating the United States
- 211.02-Reference to Prior Application(s)
- 211.03-Time Period for Making a Claim for Benefit Under 37 CFR 1.78
- 211.04-Delayed Benefit Claims
- 211.05-Sufficiency of Disclosure in Prior-Filed Application
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211.01-Requirements Related to the Prior-Filed Application
- 212-[Reserved]
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213-Right of Priority of Foreign Application
- 213.01-Recognized Countries and Regional Patent Offices of Foreign Filing
- 213.02-Formal Requirements Relating to Foreign Priority Application
- 213.03-Time for Filing U.S. Nonprovisional Application
- 213.04-Requirement to File Priority Claim and Certified Copy During Pendency of Application
- 213.05-Right of Priority Based Upon an Application for an Inventor’s Certificate
- 213.06-Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a National Stage Application (35 U.S.C. 371)
- 213.07-Claiming Priority and Filing a Certified Copy in a Nonprovisional International Design Application
- 214-Formal Requirements of Claim for Foreign Priority
- 215-Certified Copy of Foreign Application
- 216-Entitlement to Priority
- 217-Incorporation by Reference Under 37 CFR 1.57(b)