15 U.S.C. § 1141a

International applications based on United States applications or registrations

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(a) In general

The owner of a basic application pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office may file an international application by submitting to the United States Patent and Trademark Office a written application in such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed by the Director.

(b) Qualified ownersA qualified owner, under subsection (a), shall—(1) be a national of the United States;(2) be domiciled in the United States; or(3) have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States.(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, § 61, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1915.)