15 U.S.C. § 1141a : US Code - Section 1141A: International applications based on United States applications or registrations

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1141a : US Code - Section 1141A: International applications based on United States applications or registrations

(a) In general
The 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 owners
A qualified owner, under subsection (a) of this section, 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.