Sect. 101. Inventions patentable
Sect. 102. Conditions for patentability; novelty and loss of right to patent
Sect. 103. Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
Sect. 104. Invention made abroad
Sect. 105. Inventions in outer space
Sect. 111. Application for patent
Sect. 114. Models, specimens
Sect. 117. Death or incapacity of inventor
Sect. 118. Filing by other than inventor
Sect. 119. Benefit of earlier filing date in foreign country; right of priority
Sect. 120. Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
Sect. 121. Divisional applications
Sect. 122. Confidential status of applications
Sect. 131. Examination of application
Sect. 132. Notice of rejection; reexamination
Sect. 133. Time for prosecuting application
Sect. 134. Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Sect. 135. Interferences
Sect. 141. Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Sect. 143. Proceedings on appeal
Sect. 144. Decision on appeal
Sect. 145. Civil action to obtain patent
Sect. 146. Civil action in case of interference
Sect. 152. Issue of patent to assignee
Sect. 154. Contents and term of patent
Sect. 155. Patent term extension
Sect. 155A. Patent term restoration
Sect. 156. Extension of patent term
Sect. 157. Statutory invention registration
Sect. 164. Assistance of Department of Agriculture
Sect. 171. Patents for designs
Sect. 172. Right of priority
Sect. 173. Term of design patent
Sect. 181. Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent
Sect. 182. Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure
Sect. 183. Right to compensation
Sect. 184. Filing of application in foreign country
Sect. 185. Patent barred for filing without license
Sect. 187. Nonapplicability to certain persons
Sect. 188. Rules and regulations, delegation of power
Sect. 200. Policy and objective
Sect. 201. Definitions
Sect. 202. Disposition of rights
Sect. 204. Preference for United States industry
Sect. 206. Uniform clauses and regulations
Sect. 207. Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions
Sect. 208. Regulations governing Federal licensing
Sect. 209. Restrictions on licensing of federally owned inventions
Sect. 210. Precedence of chapter
Sect. 211. Relationship to antitrust laws
Sect. 212. Disposition of rights in educational awards
CHAPTER 12. EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION
CHAPTER 13. REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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