### Question
What is the definition of international application originating in the United States?


### Answer
The definition of **international application originating in the United States** is as follows in *35 U.S.C. § 351*:

> an international application filed in the Patent and Trademark Office when it is acting as a Receiving Office under the treaty, irrespective of whether or not the United States has been designated in that international application

#### Citation:
  - *35 U.S.C. § 351*
  - Heading: **PART IV-PATENT COOPERATION TREATY > CHAPTER 35-DEFINITIONS**

