IP Today: Practical Considerations for Entry into the U.S. National Stage from the PCT

A PCT applicant that designated the U.S. and is considering the filing of a U.S. national application2 is faced with two possible filing routes: (i) filing a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. §371 or (ii) filing a continuation or continuation-in-part application from the PCT application under 35 U.S.C. §111(a).