{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-1141a","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 1141a","heading":"International applications based on United States applications or registrations","body":"(a) In generalThe owner of a basic application pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office may file an international application by submitting to the United States Patent and Trademark Office a written application in such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed by the Director. (b) Qualified ownersA qualified owner, under subsection (a), shall—(1) be a national of the United States; (2) be domiciled in the United States; or (3) have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 22—TRADEMARKS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"dccc76264ee73aad1bf9b3348d136331a7d2dcde2d93c9ae4f22fc3fdc8d9a2e","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-1141","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-1141b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}