U.S. Patent Act

..Part II. Patentabililty of Inventions and Grant of Patents

....Chapt. 12. Examination of Application

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Sect. 131. Examination of application

The Commissioner shall cause an examination to be made of the application and the alleged new invention; and if on such examination it appears that the applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, the Commissioner shall issue a patent therefor.

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