- § 1. Establishment
- § 2. Powers and duties
- § 3. Officers and employees
- § 4. Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents
- § 5. Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committees
- § 6. Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- § 7. Library
- § 8. Classification of patents
- § 9. Certified copies of records
- § 10. Publications
- § 11. Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries
- § 12. Copies of patents and applications for public libraries
- § 13. Annual report to Congress
- [§ 14. Renumbered § 13]
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35 U.S. Code Chapter 1 - ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 112–29, § 7(a)(2), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 313, amended item 6 generally, substituting “Patent Trial and Appeal Board” for “Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences”.
2002—Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13205(2)(D), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1903, made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4507(4)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–566. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999—Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(4)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582, amended analysis generally, substituting “OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES” for “OFFICERS” in chapter heading, substituting “Powers and duties” for “Seal” in item 2, adding item 5, renumbering items 7 to 14 as 6 to 13, respectively, striking out former item 6, “Duties of Commissioner”, and inserting “and applications” after “patents” in items 11 and 12.
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4507(4), 4508], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–566, as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13205(2)(D), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1903, which directed the insertion of “and applications” after “patents” in items 11 and 12, effective 1 year after Nov. 29, 1999, was not executed in either item to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See above.
1984—Pub. L. 98–622, title II, § 201(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3386, substituted “Patent Appeals and Interferences” for “Appeals” in item 7.
1972—Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 208(b), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 203, struck out item 5 “Bond of Commissioner and other officers”.