United States Code/Title 35/Chapter 11

by the United States Government

Chapter 11. Application for Patent

• Section 111. Application
• Section 112. Specification
• Section 113. Drawings
• Section 114. Models, specimens
• Section 115. Oath of applicant
• Section 116. Inventors
• Section 117. Death or incapacity of inventor
• Section 118. Filing by other than inventor
• Section 119. Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
• Section 120. Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
• Section 121. Divisional applications
• Section 122. Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

Amendments

2002

Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, Sec. 13206(a)(7), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1904, substituted "Inventors" for "Joint inventors" in item 116.

1999

Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4507(5)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-566, inserted "; publication of patent applications" after "applications" in item 122.

1994

Pub. L. 103-465, title V, Sec. 532(c)(6), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4987, substituted "Application" for "Application for patent" in item 111 and "Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority" for "Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country; right of priority" in item 119.