28 U.S.C. § 1745 — Copies of foreign patent documents

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This section sets rules concerning Copies of foreign patent documents.

Copies of the specifications and drawings of foreign letters patent, or applications for foreign letters patent, and copies of excerpts of the official journals and other official publications of foreign patent offices belonging to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, certified in the manner provided by section 1744 of this title are prima facie evidence of their contents and of the dates indicated on their face.

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Copies of the specifications and drawings of foreign letters patent, or applications for foreign letters patent, and copies of excerpts of the official journals and other official publications of foreign patent offices belonging to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, certified in the manner provided by section 1744 of this title are prima facie evidence of their contents and of the dates indicated on their face.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 948, § 1746; renumbered § 1745, May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 92(e), 63 Stat. 103; Pub. L. 88–619, § 7(a), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(16)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–585.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 948
1949Amended · Act of May 24, 1949, ch. 139 · 63 Stat. 103
1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-619 · 78 Stat. 996
1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.