§ 368. Secrecy of certain inventions; filing international applications in foreign countries

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1975

   Pub. L. 94–131 § 1 · 89 Stat. 685

   Enacted · 35 U.S.C. § 368

   Added Pub. L. 94–131, § 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 687

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 94–131, § 1, Nov. 14, 1975, 89 Stat. 687

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   “(1) the national fee prescribed under section 376(a) (4) of this part;

2. 1984

   Patent Law Amendments Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–622 title IV § 403(a) · 98 Stat. 3383

   Substituted · 35 U.S.C. § 368(a); 35 U.S.C. § 368(c)

   Pub. L. 98–622 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 98–622 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking out “Patent Office” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Patent and Trademark Office”.

3. 1986

   Act to authorize the United States to participate in chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

   Pub. L. 99–616 § 6 · 100 Stat. 3485

   Substituted · 35 U.S.C. § 368(c)

   Pub. L. 99–616 substituted a comma for “or” after “Receiving Office” and “International Preliminary Examining Authority” for “both”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–616 substituted a comma for “or” after “Receiving Office” and “International Preliminary Examining Authority” for “both”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. Section 368(c) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by— (a) striking out the second occurrence of “or” and inserting in lieu thereof “,” and (b) striking out “both” and inserting in lieu thereof “International Preliminary Examining Authority”.

4. 2011

   Pub. L. 112–29 § 20(j) · 125 Stat. 335

   Struck · 35 U.S.C. § 368(a); 35 U.S.C. § 368(b)

   Pub. L. 112–29 struck out “of this title” after “17”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 112–29 struck out “of this title” after “17”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (j) Unnecessary References.— (1) In general.— Title 35, 35 USC 2, 12, 32, 41, 103, 104, 111, 119–123, 132, 135, 143, 145, 146, 154, 157, 162, 172, 182–186, 207, 210, 257, 267. United States Code, is amended by striking “of this title” each place that term appears. (2) Exception.— The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use of such term in the following sections of title 35, United States Code: (A) Section 1(c). (B) Section 101. (C) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 105. (D) The first instance of the use of such term in section 111(b)(8). (E) Section 161. (F) Section 164. (G) Section 171. (H) Section 251(c), as so designated by this section. (I) Section 261. (J) Subsections (g) and (h) of section 271. (K) Section 287(b)(1). (L) Section 289. (M) The first instance of the use of such term in section 375(a).

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 112–29 effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable to proceedings commenced on or after that effective date, see section 20(l) of Pub. L. 112–29, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.

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