Eighteen-Month Publication
Effective prior art date of published applications under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) and (b):
Even if the patent application publication resulting from a PCT application is not prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) (IB publication not in English)
Patent application publications and IB publications will still be prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) and (b) as of their publication date, regardless of the language of publication of the international application