Title 35 — PatentsRelease 119-73
§211 Relationship to antitrust laws
Title 35 › Part PART II— - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE › § 211
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Title 35, §211
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Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to convey to any person immunity from civil or criminal liability, or to create any defenses to actions, under any antitrust law.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1981, but implementing
Regulations
authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title.
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35 U.S.C. § 211
Title 35 — Patents
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Apr 6, 2026
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