United States Code/Title 35

by the United States Government

Title 35—Patents

• Part I. United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Chapter 1—Establishment, Officers and Employees, Functions
  • Chapter 2—Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office
  • Chapter 3—Practice Before Patent and Trademark Office
  • Chapter 4—Patent Fees; Funding; Search Systems
• Part II. Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents
  • Chapter 10—Patentability of Inventions
  • Chapter 11—Application for Patent
  • Chapter 12—Examination of Application
  • Chapter 13—Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions
  • Chapter 14—Issue of Patent
  • Chapter 15—Plant Patents
  • Chapter 16—Designs
  • Chapter 17—Secrecy of Certain Inventions and Filing Applications in Foreign Country
  • Chapter 18—Patent Rights in Inventions Made With Federal Assistance
• Part III. Patents and Protection of Patent Rights
  • Chapter 25—Amendment and Correction of Patents
  • Chapter 26—Ownership and Assignment
  • Chapter 27—Government Interests in Patents
  • Chapter 28—Infringement of Patents
  • Chapter 29—Remedies for Infringement of Patent, and Other Actions
  • Chapter 30—Prior Art Citations to Office and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents
  • Chapter 31—Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Procedures
• Part IV. Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Chapter 35—Definitions
  • Chapter 36—International Stage
  • Chapter 37—National Stage

Amendment history

This Title was Enacted by Act July 19, 1952, ch. 950, sec. 1, 66 Stat. 792

1999 - Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4732(a)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-581, substituted "United States Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent and Trademark Office" in item I.

1984 - Pub. L. 98-622, title IV, Sec. 403(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3392, added item IV

Further details of amendments are listed at individual sections.