An applicant’s failure to act within prescribed time limits in connection with requirements pertaining to an international design application may be excused as to the United States upon a showing satisfactory to the Director of unintentional delay and under such conditions, including a requirement for payment of the fee specified in section 41(a)(7), as may be prescribed by the Director. (Added Pub. L. 112–211, title I, § 101(a) , Dec. 18, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1530 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective on the later of the date that is 1 year after Dec. 18, 2012 , or the date that the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs enters into force with respect to the United States ( May 13, 2015 ), and applicable only to certain applications filed on and after that effective date and patents issuing thereon, see section 103 of Pub. L. 112–211 , set out as an Effective Date of 2012 Amendment note under section 100 of this title .