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35 U.S.C. (Laws) Frequency Charts (Revision 10.2019)

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Proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office

35 USC 21 Filing date and day for taking action.

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Patent Fees; Funding; Search Systems

35 U.S.C. 41 Patent fees; patent and trademark search systems.

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35 U.S.C. 42 Patent and Trademark Office funding.

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Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents

35 U.S.C. 101 Inventions patentable.

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35 U.S.C. 102 Conditions for patentability; novelty.

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35 U.S.C. 102 (pre-AIA) Conditions for patentability; novelty and loss of right to patent.

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35 U.S.C. 103 Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter.

35 U.S.C. 103 (pre-AIA) Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter.

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35 U.S.C. 104 (pre-AIA) Invention made abroad.

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Application for Patent

35 U.S.C. 111 Application.

35 U.S.C. 111 (pre-PLT (AIA)) Application.

35 U.S.C. 111 (pre-AIA) Application.

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111
 
111(a)
 
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35 U.S.C. 112 Specification.

35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA) Specification.

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112
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112(a)
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112(b)
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112(c)
 
112(d)
 
112(e)
 
112(f)
 

 

35 U.S.C. 113 Drawings.

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35 U.S.C. 115 Inventor’s oath or declaration.

35 U.S.C. 115 (pre-AIA) Oath of applicant.

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35 U.S.C. 116 Inventors.

35 U.S.C. 116 (pre-AIA) Inventors.

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35 U.S.C. 119 Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority.

35 U.S.C. 119 (pre-AIA) Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority.

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119
   
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35 U.S.C. 120 Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States.

35 U.S.C. 120 (pre-AIA) Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States.

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35 U.S.C. 121 Divisional applications.

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35 U.S.C. 122 Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications.

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Examination of Application

35 U.S.C. 132 Notice of rejection; reexamination.

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35 U.S.C. 133 Time for prosecuting application.

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35 U.S.C. 135 Derivation proceedings.

35 U.S.C. 135 (pre-AIA) Interferences.

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Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decision

35 U.S.C. 141 Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

35 U.S.C. 141 (pre-AIA) Appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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35 U.S.C. 145 Civil action to obtain patent.

35 U.S.C. 145 (pre-AIA) Civil action to obtain patent.

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Issue of Patent

35 U.S.C. 151 Issue of patent.

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35 U.S.C. 154 Contents and term of patent; provisional rights.

35 U.S.C. 154 (pre-AIA) Contents and term of patent; provisional rights.

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Designs

35 U.S.C. 171 Patents for designs.

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35 U.S.C. 172 Right of priority.

35 U.S.C. 172 (pre-AIA) Right of priority.

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35 U.S.C. 173 Term of design patent.

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Secrecy of Certain Inventions and Filing Applications in Foreign Countries

35 U.S.C. 184 Filing of application in foreign country.

35 U.S.C. 184 (pre-AIA) Filing of application in foreign country.

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Amendment and Correction of Patents

35 U.S.C. 251 Reissue of defective patents.

35 U.S.C. 251 (pre-AIA) Reissue of defective patents.

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35 U.S.C. 253 Disclaimer.

35 U.S.C. 253 (pre-AIA) Disclaimer.

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35 U.S.C. 254 Certificate of correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake.

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Ownership and Assignment

35 U.S.C. 261 Ownership; assignment.

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35 U.S.C. 262 Joint owners.

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Remedies for Infringement of Patent, and Other Actions

35 U.S.C. 291 Derived Patents.

35 U.S.C. 291 (pre-AIA) Interfering patents.

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Prior Art Citations to Office and Ex Parte Reexamination of Patents

35 U.S.C. 305 Conduct of reexamination proceedings.

35 U.S.C. 305 (pre-AIA) Conduct of reexamination proceedings.

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35 U.S.C. 306 Appeal.

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International Stage

35 U.S.C. 365 Right of priority; benefit of the filing date of a prior application.

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National Stage

35 U.S.C. 371 National stage: Commencement.

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