35 U.S.C. § 13 — Annual report to Congress

submitted 74 years ago by ch. 950 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 81 words · no verdicts yet

in plain englishAI-generated · not legal advice

The Director must report to Congress every year, within 180 days after the fiscal year ends. The report covers money received and spent, the quality of the Office's work, examiner training, and the Commissioners' evaluations and pay.

This section requires an annual report to Congress. Within 180 days after each fiscal year ends, the Director must report to Congress on: the money the Office received and spent, and what it was spent on; how good and how much work the Office did; the kind of training examiners get; the Secretary of Commerce's evaluation of the Commissioner of Patents and the Commissioner of Trademarks; how much the Commissioners are paid; and any other information related to the Office.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The Director shall report to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the moneys received and expended by the Office, the purposes for which the moneys were spent, the quality and quantity of the work of the Office, the nature of training provided to examiners, the evaluation of the Commissioner of Patents and the Commissioner of Trademarks by the Secretary of Commerce, the compensation of the Commissioners, and other information relating to the Office.

Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 794, § 14; renumbered § 13 and amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4717(1), 4718], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–580, 1501A–581.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 794
1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501

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

all 0 arguments · sorted by: best

no arguments yet — make the first case