by the United States government

“ Patents resulting from an international application filed before November 29, 2000 and applications published pursuant to section 122 (b) [probably means section 122 (b) of title 35] or Article 21 (2) of the treaty defined in section 351 (a) [probably means section 351 (a) of title 35] resulting from an international application filed before November 29, 2000 shall not be effective as prior art as of the filing date of the international application; however, such patents shall be effective as prior art in accordance with section 102 (e) in effect on November 28, 2000. ”

“ Subsec. (b) . Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 13206 (b) (1) (B) , made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000 (a) (9) [title IV, Sec. 4732 (a) (10) (A) ] . See 1999 Amendment note below. ”