Title 35PatentsRelease 119-73

§152 Issue of patent to assignee

Title 35 › Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - ISSUE OF PATENT › § 152

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Title 35, §152

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Patents may be granted to the assignee of the inventor of record in the Patent and Trademark Office, upon the application made and the specification sworn to by the inventor, except as otherwise provided in this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 44 (R.S. 4895). Language is changed and the reference to reissue is omitted in view of the general provision in section 251.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1975 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

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Citation

35 U.S.C. § 152

Title 35Patents

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Apr 6, 2026

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