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Title 35

Patents

175 sections in 25 chapters · usc35.xml · release point 119-108

Part I — United States Patent and Trademark Office

Ch. 1 Establishment, Officers and Employees, Functions§§ 1–14
Ch. 2 Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office§§ 21–28
Ch. 3 Practice Before Patent and Trademark Office§§ 31–33
Ch. 4 Patent Fees; Funding; Search Systems§§ 41–42

Part II — Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents

Ch. 10 Patentability of Inventions§§ 100–105
Ch. 11 Application for Patent§§ 111–123
Ch. 12 Examination of Application§§ 131–135
Ch. 13 Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions§§ 141–146
Ch. 14 Issue of Patent§§ 151–157
Ch. 15 Plant Patents§§ 161–164
Ch. 16 Designs§§ 171–173
Ch. 17 Secrecy of Certain Inventions and Filing Applications in Foreign Country§§ 181–188
Ch. 18 Patent Rights in Inventions Made with Federal Assistance§§ 200–212

Part III — Patents and Protection of Patent Rights

Ch. 25 Amendment and Correction of Patents§§ 251–257
Ch. 26 Ownership and Assignment§§ 261–262
Ch. 27 Government Interests in Patents§§ 266–267
Ch. 28 Infringement of Patents§§ 271–273
Ch. 29 Remedies for Infringement of Patent, and Other Actions§§ 281–299
Ch. 30 Prior Art Citations to Office and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents§§ 301–307
Ch. 31 Inter Partes Review§§ 311–319
Ch. 32 Post-Grant Review§§ 321–329

Part IV — Patent Cooperation Treaty

Ch. 35 Definitions§ 351
Ch. 36 International Stage§§ 361–368
Ch. 37 National Stage§§ 371–376

Part V — The Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs

Ch. 38 International Design Applications§§ 381–390