EFFECTIVE DATE.

SEC. 103. [35 U.S.C. 100 note] EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In General.—The amendments made by this title shall take effect on the later of— (1) the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the date of entry into force of the treaty with respect to the United States. (b) Applicability of Amendments.— (1) In general.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this title shall apply only to international design applications, international applications, and national applications filed on and after the effective date set forth in subsection (a), and patents issuing thereon. (2) Exception.—Sections 100(i) and 102(d) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by this title, shall not apply to an application, or any patent issuing thereon, unless it is described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 100 note). (c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section— (1) the terms “treaty” and “international design application” have the meanings given those terms in section 381 of title 35, United States Code, as added by this title; (2) the term “international application” has the meaning given that term in section 351(c) of title 35, United States Code; and (3) the term “national application” means “national application” within the meaning of chapter 38 of title 35, United States Code, as added by this title.