Source
(Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 10, 40 Stat. 420; Mar. 10, 1928, ch. 167, § 19, 45 Stat. 277; Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 910, § 13, 60 Stat. 944; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 160(a)(17), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(26)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–585.)
Prior Provisions
The provisions of subsection (i) of this section are similar to the provisions of act Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 95,
40 Stat. 394 (formerly classified to section
42 of Title
35, Patents), which was repealed and superseded by act Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4,
66 Stat. 3. Act Feb. 1, 1952 was also repealed by act July 19, 1952, ch. 950, § 5,
66 Stat. 815. See section
181 et seq. of Title 35.
Amendments
1999—Subsec. (i).
Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office” for “Commissioner of Patents”.
1992—Subsec. (i).
Pub. L. 102–572 substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
1982—Subsec. (i).
Pub. L. 97–164 substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.
1946—Subsec. (a). Act Aug. 8, 1946, repealed subsec. (a).
1928—Subsec. (f). Act Mar. 10, 1928, added par. at end.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section
1000
(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of
Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section
1 of Title
35, Patents.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of
Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section
171 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of
Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section
171 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Alien Property Custodian and Office of Alien Property Custodian, except those relating to property or interest in Philippines, vested in Attorney General. See notes set out under section
6 of this Appendix.
World War II Alien Property Custodian
Reestablishment and termination of Office of Alien Property Custodian during World War II, see notes set out under section
6 of this Appendix.
President’s Proclamation
Proclamation of May 24, 1917,
40 Stat. 1669, authorized citizens owning letters patent issued by the German Empire to pay any tax, annuity or fee required by the laws of the German Empire for preservation of their rights in the letters patent.