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35 U.S.C. § 12 — Copies of patents and applications for public libraries

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The Director can send patent copies to public libraries. Libraries keep these for the public to use. Libraries pay the yearly rate set in section 41(d).

The Director may supply public libraries in the United States with copies of patent specifications and drawings, and of published patent applications, either in printed or electronic form. These libraries must keep the copies available for public use. Libraries pay for this at the rate set for each year's issue, established under section 41(d) of this title.
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The Director may supply copies of specifications and drawings of patents and published applications for patents in printed or electronic form to public libraries in the United States which shall maintain such copies for the use of the public, at the rate for each year’s issue established for this purpose in section 41(d).

Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 794, § 13; Pub. L. 97–247, § 15, Aug. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 321; renumbered § 12 and amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4507(3), 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A), 4804(c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–565, 1501A–580, 1501A–582, 1501A–589; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §§ 13205(2)(C), 13206(b)(1)(B), (3)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1903, 1906; Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(j), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 794
  • 1982Amended · Pub. L. 97-247 · 96 Stat. 321
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 1903, 1906
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-29 · 125 Stat. 335

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 950 on 1952-07-19.

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