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35 U.S.C. § 131 — Examination of application

submitted 74 years ago by ch. 950 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 42 words · no verdicts yet

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The Director must have every patent application examined. This includes checking the claimed new invention. If the applicant qualifies for a patent under the law, the Director must issue it.

The Director must have the application examined. The examination also covers the invention the applicant claims is new. If the examination shows the applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, the Director must issue the patent.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Director shall cause an examination to be made of the application and the alleged new invention; and if on such examination it appears that the applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, the Director shall issue a patent therefor.

Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 801
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501
  • 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 1906

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

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