Title 15 of the U.S. Code § 1141b - Certification of the international application
Full text of § 1141b from Title 15 of the United States Code.
§ 1141b. Certification of the international application
(a) Certification procedure
Upon the filing of an application for international registration and payment of the prescribed fees, the Director shall examine the international application for the purpose of certifying that the information contained in the international application corresponds to the information contained in the basic application or basic registration at the time of the certification.
(b) Transmittal
Upon examination and certification of the international application, the Director shall transmit the international application to the International Bureau.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, §62, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1915.)
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