15 U.S.C. § 1141g : US Code - Section 1141G: Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1141g : US Code - Section 1141G: Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States

The holder of an international registration with a request for an
extension of protection to the United States shall be entitled to
claim a date of priority based on a right of priority within the
meaning of Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of
Industrial Property if -
(1) the request for extension of protection contains a claim of
priority; and
(2) the date of international registration or the date of the
recordal of the request for extension of protection to the United
States is not later than 6 months after the date of the first
regular national filing (within the meaning of Article 4(A)(3) of
the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property)
or a subsequent application (within the meaning of Article
4(C)(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property).