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Title 35 — Patents

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Chapter 1ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS
§ 1Establishment
§ 2Powers and duties
§ 3Officers and employees
§ 4Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents
§ 5Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committees
§ 6Patent Trial and Appeal Board
§ 7Library
§ 8Classification of patents
§ 9Certified copies of records
§ 10Publications
§ 11Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries
§ 12Copies of patents and applications for public libraries
§ 13Annual report to Congress
Chapter 2PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
§ 21Filing date and day for taking action
§ 22Printing of papers filed
§ 23Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases
§ 24Subpoenas, witnesses
§ 25Declaration in lieu of oath
§ 26Effect of defective execution
§ 27Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings
§ 28Award of certificates to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office
Chapter 3PRACTICE BEFORE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
§ 32Suspension or exclusion from practice
§ 33Unauthorized representation as practitioner
Chapter 4PATENT FEES; FUNDING; SEARCH SYSTEMS
§ 41Patent fees; patent and trademark search systems
§ 42Patent and Trademark Office funding
Chapter 10PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS
§ 100Definitions
§ 101Inventions patentable
§ 102Conditions for patentability; novelty
§ 103Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
§ 105Inventions in outer space
Chapter 11APPLICATION FOR PATENT
§ 111Application
§ 112Specification
§ 113Drawings
§ 114Models, specimens
§ 115Inventor's oath or declaration
§ 116Inventors
§ 117Death or incapacity of inventor
§ 118Filing by other than inventor
§ 119Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
§ 120Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
§ 121Divisional applications
§ 122Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications
§ 123Micro entity defined
Chapter 12EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION
§ 131Examination of application
§ 132Notice of rejection; reexamination
§ 133Time for prosecuting application
§ 134Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
§ 135Derivation proceedings
Chapter 13REVIEW OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE DECISIONS
§ 141Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
§ 142Notice of appeal
§ 143Proceedings on appeal
§ 144Decision on appeal
§ 145Civil action to obtain patent
§ 146Civil action in case of derivation proceeding
Chapter 14ISSUE OF PATENT
§ 151Issue of patent
§ 152Issue of patent to assignee
§ 153How issued
§ 154Contents and term of patent; provisional rights
§ 156Extension of patent term
Chapter 15PLANT PATENTS
§ 161Patents for plants
§ 162Description, claim
§ 163Grant
§ 164Assistance of Department of Agriculture
Chapter 16DESIGNS
§ 171Patents for designs
§ 172Right of priority
§ 173Term of design patent
Chapter 17SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
§ 181Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent
§ 182Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure
§ 183Right to compensation
§ 184Filing of application in foreign country
§ 185Patent barred for filing without license
§ 186Penalty
§ 187Nonapplicability to certain persons
§ 188Rules and regulations, delegation of power
Chapter 18PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE
§ 200Policy and objective
§ 201Definitions
§ 202Disposition of rights
§ 203March-in rights
§ 204Preference for United States industry
§ 205Confidentiality
§ 206Uniform clauses and regulations
§ 207Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions
§ 208Regulations governing Federal licensing
§ 209Licensing federally owned inventions
§ 210Precedence of chapter
§ 211Relationship to antitrust laws
§ 212Disposition of rights in educational awards
Chapter 25AMENDMENT AND CORRECTION OF PATENTS
§ 251Reissue of defective patents
§ 252Effect of reissue
§ 253Disclaimer
§ 254Certificate of correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake
§ 255Certificate of correction of applicant's mistake
§ 256Correction of named inventor
§ 257Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information
Chapter 26OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT
§ 261Ownership; assignment
§ 262Joint owners
Chapter 27GOVERNMENT INTERESTS IN PATENTS
§ 267Time for taking action in Government applications
Chapter 28INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS
§ 271Infringement of patent
§ 272Temporary presence in the United States
§ 273Defense to infringement based on prior commercial use
Chapter 29REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS
§ 281Remedy for infringement of patent
§ 282Presumption of validity; defenses
§ 283Injunction
§ 284Damages
§ 285Attorney fees
§ 286Time limitation on damages
§ 287Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice
§ 288Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim
§ 289Additional remedy for infringement of design patent
§ 290Notice of patent suits
§ 291Derived patents
§ 292False marking
§ 293Nonresident patentee; service and notice
§ 294Voluntary arbitration
§ 295Presumption: Product made by patented process
§ 296Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of patents
§ 297Improper and deceptive invention promotion
§ 298Advice of counsel
§ 299Joinder of parties
Chapter 30PRIOR ART CITATIONS TO OFFICE AND EX PARTE REEXAMINATION OF PATENTS
§ 301Citation of prior art and written statements
§ 302Request for reexamination
§ 303Determination of issue by Director
§ 304Reexamination order by Director
§ 305Conduct of reexamination proceedings
§ 306Appeal
§ 307Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
Chapter 31INTER PARTES REVIEW
§ 311Inter partes review
§ 312Petitions
§ 313Preliminary response to petition
§ 314Institution of inter partes review
§ 315Relation to other proceedings or actions
§ 316Conduct of inter partes review
§ 317Settlement
§ 318Decision of the Board
§ 319Appeal
Chapter 32POST-GRANT REVIEW
§ 321Post-grant review
§ 322Petitions
§ 323Preliminary response to petition
§ 324Institution of post-grant review
§ 325Relation to other proceedings or actions
§ 326Conduct of post-grant review
§ 327Settlement
§ 328Decision of the Board
§ 329Appeal
Chapter 35DEFINITIONS
§ 351Definitions
Chapter 36INTERNATIONAL STAGE
§ 361Receiving Office
§ 362International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority
§ 363International application designating the United States: Effect
§ 364International stage: Procedure
§ 365Right of priority; benefit of the filing date of a prior application
§ 366Withdrawn international application
§ 367Actions of other authorities: Review
§ 368Secrecy of certain inventions; filing international applications in foreign countries
Chapter 37NATIONAL STAGE
§ 371National stage: Commencement
§ 372National stage: Requirements and procedure
§ 374Publication of international application
§ 375Patent issued on international application: Effect
§ 376Fees
Chapter 38INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS
§ 381Definitions
§ 382Filing international design applications
§ 383International design application
§ 384Filing date
§ 385Effect of international design application
§ 386Right of priority
§ 387Relief from prescribed time limits
§ 388Withdrawn or abandoned international design application
§ 389Examination of international design application
§ 390Publication of international design application