WTO member country
Defined in 5 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The terms “WTO member” and “WTO member country” mean a state, or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO Agreement.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 1996–present19 U.S.C. § 1677Customs Duties · Definitions; special rules · under this subtitle
- 1994–present19 U.S.C. § 3501Customs Duties · Definitions · in this section
The Director may exchange copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and published applications for patents for those of foreign countries. The Director shall not enter into an agreement to provide such copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA country or a WTO member country, without the express authorization of the Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of this section, the terms “NAFTA country” and “WTO member country” have the meanings given those terms in section 104(b).
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- 1999–201235 U.S.C. § 11Patents · Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries · in this section
The Director may exchange copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and published applications for patents for those of foreign countries. The Director shall not enter into an agreement to provide such copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA country or a WTO member country, without the express authorization of the Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of this section, the terms “NAFTA country” and “WTO member country” have the meanings given those terms in section 104(b).1
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- 2012–202035 U.S.C. § 11Patents · Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries · in this section
the term “WTO member country” has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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- 1995–present35 U.S.C. § 104Patents · Invention made abroad · as used in this section
the term "WTO member country" has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).
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- 2020–present35 U.S.C. § 11Patents · Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries · in this section
The terms “WTO Agreement” and “WTO member country” have the meanings given those terms in paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively, of section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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- 1998–present17 U.S.C. § 101Copyrights · Definitions · under this title
The terms “WTO member” and “WTO member country” mean a state, or separate customs territory (within the meaning of Article XII of the WTO Agreement), with respect to which the United States applies the WTO agreement.2
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- 1994–199619 U.S.C. § 1677Customs Duties · Definitions; special rules · under this subtitle