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United States Code, Title 35 - Patents (35 U.S.C., amended up to Public Law No. 117-328), United States of America

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Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: December 29, 2022 Enacted: July 19, 1952 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Plant Variety Protection, Genetic Resources

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English United States Code, Title 35 - Patents (35 U.S.C., amended up to Public Law No. 117-328) PDF HTML
Legislation Relates to (2 text(s)) Relates to (2 text(s))
Patent Rules, Appendix R, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (July 2022 Edition) (US439)
Patent Laws, Appendix L, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (March 2021 Edition) (US440)
 Supersedes (14 text(s)) Supersedes (14 text(s))
Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (as amended up to Public Law No. 117-168)(US438)
Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (consolidated as of May 2015)(US380)
U.S. Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of May 2014)(US314)
U.S. Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of April 2013)(US251)
U.S. Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of January 2013)(US240)
U.S. Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of August 2012)(US268)
U.S. Patent Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of September 2007)(US183)
U.S. Patents Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (as amended up to November 01, 2005)(US176)
U.S.Patents Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Consolidated Patent Laws as of December 2004)(US226)
U.S. Patents Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (as amended through December 13, 2003)(US175)
U.S. Patents Act (Designs) 35 U.S.C. §§ 171-173 and 289 and Code of Federal Regulations, 37 C.F.R. 1(US003)
U.S. Patents Law, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Public Law 103–465, as amended up to December 8, 1994)(US007)
Part IV. Patent Cooperation Treaty (Public Law 94-131, 89 Stat. 685)(US354)
U.S Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq. (Public Law 593, 66 Stat. 792) (as codified and enacted as of July 1952)(US353)
 Is amended by (9 text(s)) Is amended by (9 text(s))
Act to Correct and Improve Certain Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and Title 35, United States Code (Public Law No. 112-274, 126 Stat. 2456) (US239)
Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–211, 126 Stat. 1527) (US245)
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) (US219)
Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 (Public Law No. 106-113) (US448)
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Public Law 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809) (US260)
North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law No. 103-182, 107 Stat. 2057) (US290)
An Act to Authorize Appropriations for the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other Purposes (Public Law 100-703, 102 Stat. 4674) (US291)
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law No. 99-502) (US300)
An Act to Authorize Appropriations to the Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes (Public Law 97-247, 96 Stat. 317) (US327)
Is implemented by (1 text(s)) Is implemented by (1 text(s))
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37, Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (Revised as of July 1, 2021) (US437)
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