{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-387","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 387","heading":"Relief from prescribed time limits","body":"An applicant’s failure to act within prescribed time limits in connection with requirements pertaining to an international design application may be excused as to the United States upon a showing satisfactory to the Director of unintentional delay and under such conditions, including a requirement for payment of the fee specified in section 41(a)(7), as may be prescribed by the Director.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 38—INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc35@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:18Z","sha256":"48438db600c4a2b4fb734c10c1ddf716972bda1b660872ed34284a9f6846f29d","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-386","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-388"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}