Title 35

Patents

168 sections in this title, page 1 of 2.

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SHORT TITLE.

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

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Publications

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

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Definitions

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

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Inventions patentable

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

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Conditions for patentability; novelty

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

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Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter

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

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Inventions in outer space

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

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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

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Application

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

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Specification

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

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Drawings

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

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Models, specimens

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

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Inventor’s oath or declaration

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

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Inventors

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

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Death or incapacity of inventor

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

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Filing by other than inventor

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

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Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority

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

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Copies of patents and applications for public libraries

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

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Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States

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

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Divisional applications

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

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Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

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

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Micro entity defined

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

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Annual report to Congress

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

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Examination of application

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

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Notice of rejection; reexamination

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

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Time for prosecuting application

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

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Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

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

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Derivation proceedings

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

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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

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Notice of appeal

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

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Proceedings on appeal

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

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Decision on appeal

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

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Civil action to obtain patent

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

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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

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Issue of patent

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

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Issue of patent to assignee

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

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How issued

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

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Contents and term of patent; provisional rights

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

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Extension of patent term

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

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Patents for plants

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

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Description, claim

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

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Grant

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

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Assistance of Department of Agriculture

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

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Patents for designs

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

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Right of priority

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

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Term of design patent

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

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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

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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

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Right to compensation

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

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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

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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

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Penalty

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

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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

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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

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