### Question
What does international application originating in the United States mean?


### Answer
**International application originating in the United States** has the following meaning 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**

