United States Code/Title 35/Chapter 14

by the United States Government

Chapter 14. Issue of Patent

• Section 151. Issue of patent
• Section 152. Issue of patent to assignee
• Section 153. How issued
• Section 154. Contents and term of patent; provisional rights
• Section 155. Patent term extension
• Section 155A. Patent term restoration
• Section 156. Extension of patent term
• Section 157. Statutory invention registration

Amendments

1999

Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4507(6)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-566, inserted "; provisional rights" after "patent" in item 154.

1984

Pub. L. 98-622, title I, Sec. 102(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3384, added item 157.

Pub. L. 98-417, title II, Sec. 201(b), Sept. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1602, added item 156.

1983

Pub. L. 98-127, Sec. 4(b), Oct. 13, 1983, 97 Stat. 833, added item 155A.

Pub. L. 97-414, Sec. 11(b), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2066, added item 155.

1965

Pub. L. 89-83, Sec. 6, July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 261, substituted "Issue of patent" for "Time of issue of patent" in item 151.