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Title 35, Patents | U.S. Code | PRIA

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U.S. Code·Title 35

Title 35

Patents

168 sections in this title, page 1 of 2.

§ 1

Establishment

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

§ 10

Publications

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

§ 100

Definitions

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

§ 101

Inventions patentable

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

§ 102

Conditions for patentability; novelty

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

§ 103

Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

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

§ 105

Inventions in outer space

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

§ 11

Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries

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

§ 111

Application

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

§ 112

Specification

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

§ 113

Drawings

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

§ 114

Models, specimens

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

§ 115

Inventor’s oath or declaration

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

§ 116

Inventors

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

§ 117

Death or incapacity of inventor

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

§ 118

Filing by other than inventor

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

§ 119

Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority

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

§ 12

Copies of patents and applications for public libraries

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

§ 120

Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States

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

§ 121

Divisional applications

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

§ 122

Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

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

§ 123

Micro entity defined

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

§ 13

Annual report to Congress

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

§ 131

Examination of application

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

§ 132

Notice of rejection; reexamination

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

§ 133

Time for prosecuting application

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

§ 134

Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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

§ 135

Derivation proceedings

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

§ 141

Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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

§ 142

Notice of appeal

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

§ 143

Proceedings on appeal

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

§ 144

Decision on appeal

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

§ 145

Civil action to obtain patent

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

§ 146

Civil action in case of derivation proceeding

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

§ 151

Issue of patent

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

§ 152

Issue of patent to assignee

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

§ 153

How issued

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

§ 154

Contents and term of patent; provisional rights

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

§ 156

Extension of patent term

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

§ 161

Patents for plants

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

§ 162

Description, claim

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

§ 163

Grant

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

§ 164

Assistance of Department of Agriculture

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

§ 171

Patents for designs

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

§ 172

Right of priority

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

§ 173

Term of design patent

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

§ 181

Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent

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

§ 182

Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure

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

§ 183

Right to compensation

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

§ 184

Filing of application in foreign country

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

§ 185

Patent barred for filing without license

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

§ 186

Penalty

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

§ 187

Nonapplicability to certain persons

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

§ 188

Rules and regulations, delegation of power

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

§ 2

Powers and duties

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

§ 200

Policy and objective

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 201

Definitions

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 202

Disposition of rights

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 203

March-in rights

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 204

Preference for United States industry

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 205

Confidentiality

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 206

Uniform clauses and regulations

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 207

Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 208

Regulations governing Federal licensing

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 209

Licensing federally owned inventions

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 21

Filing date and day for taking action

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 210

Precedence of chapter

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 211

Relationship to antitrust laws

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 212

Disposition of rights in educational awards

PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

§ 22

Printing of papers filed

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 23

Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 24

Subpoenas, witnesses

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 25

Declaration in lieu of oath

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 251

Reissue of defective patents

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 252

Effect of reissue

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 253

Disclaimer

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 254

Certificate of correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 255

Certificate of correction of applicant’s mistake

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 256

Correction of named inventor

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 257

Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 25 — AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS

§ 26

Effect of defective execution

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 261

Ownership; assignment

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 26 — OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT

§ 262

Joint owners

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 26 — OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT

§ 267

Time for taking action in Government applications

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 27 — GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN PATENTS

§ 27

Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 271

Infringement of patent

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 28 — INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS

§ 272

Temporary presence in the United States

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 28 — INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS

§ 273

Defense to infringement based on prior commercial use

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 28 — INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS

§ 28

Award of certificates to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office

PART I — UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE › CHAPTER 2 — PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

§ 281

Remedy for infringement of patent

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 282

Presumption of validity; defenses

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 283

Injunction

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 284

Damages

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 285

Attorney fees

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 286

Time limitation on damages

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 287

Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 288

Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 289

Additional remedy for infringement of design patent

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 290

Notice of patent suits

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

§ 291

Derived patents

PART III — PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS › CHAPTER 29 — REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

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