- CHAPTER 25—AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS (§§ 251 – 257)
- CHAPTER 26—OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT (§§ 261 – 262)
- CHAPTER 27—GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN PATENTS (§§ 266 – 267)
- CHAPTER 28—INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS (§§ 271 – 273)
- CHAPTER 29—REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS (§§ 281 – 299)
- CHAPTER 30—PRIOR ART CITATIONS TO OFFICE AND EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS (§§ 301 – 307)
- CHAPTER 31—INTER PARTES REVIEW (§§ 311 – 319)
- CHAPTER 32—POST-GRANT REVIEW (§§ 321 – 329)
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35 U.S. Code Part III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 112–29, § 6(b), (e), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 304, 311, added items for chapters 31 and 32 and struck out former item for chapter 31 “Optional Inter Partes Reexamination of Patents”.
2002—Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(17), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1905, inserted a comma after “Patent” in item for chapter 29.
1999—Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4604(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–570, as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13202(c)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1902, substituted “Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents” for “Reexamination of Patents” in item for chapter 30 and added item for chapter 31.
1982—Pub. L. 97–256, title I, § 101(7), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 816, added item for chapter 30.