Title 35

Patents

168 sections in this title — page 1 of 2.

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SHORT TITLE.

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Publications

Part PART I— - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

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Definitions

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS

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Inventions patentable

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS

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Conditions for patentability; novelty

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS

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Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS

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Inventions in outer space

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS

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Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries

Part PART I— - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

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Application

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Specification

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Drawings

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Models, specimens

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Inventor’s oath or declaration

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Inventors

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Death or incapacity of inventor

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Filing by other than inventor

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Copies of patents and applications for public libraries

Part PART I— - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

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Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Divisional applications

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Micro entity defined

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - APPLICATION FOR PATENT

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Annual report to Congress

Part PART I— - UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

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Examination of application

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Notice of rejection; reexamination

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Time for prosecuting application

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Derivation proceedings

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Notice of appeal

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Proceedings on appeal

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Decision on appeal

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Civil action to obtain patent

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Civil action in case of derivation proceeding

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS

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Issue of patent

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT

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Issue of patent to assignee

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT

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How issued

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT

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Contents and term of patent; provisional rights

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT

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Extension of patent term

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT

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Patents for plants

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - PLANT PATENTS

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Description, claim

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - PLANT PATENTS

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Grant

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - PLANT PATENTS

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Assistance of Department of Agriculture

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - PLANT PATENTS

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Patents for designs

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DESIGNS

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Right of priority

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DESIGNS

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Term of design patent

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - DESIGNS

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Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Right to compensation

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Filing of application in foreign country

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Patent barred for filing without license

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Penalty

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Nonapplicability to certain persons

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Rules and regulations, delegation of power

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY

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TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.

Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION

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