35 U.S.C. § 267 — Time for taking action in Government applications
submitted 74 years ago by ch. 950 to r/title-35-PATENTS · 65 words · no verdicts yet
The Patent Director can give extra time on certain patent applications. This applies when the application belongs to the United States. The extension can reach up to three years if an agency head certifies the invention matters to national defense.
This section lets the Director extend deadlines on government-owned patent applications, overriding the normal time limits in sections 133 and 151.
Two things must be true: the application has become the property of the United States*, and the head of the relevant government department or agency has certified to the Director that the invention* is important to the nation's armament or defense.
If both conditions are met, the Director may extend the time for taking any action on the application to as long as three years.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 133 and 151, the Director may extend the time for taking any action to three years, when an application has become the property of the United States* and the head of the appropriate department or agency of the Government has certified to the Director that the invention* disclosed therein is important to the armament or defense of the United States.
Source credit: (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 811; 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; Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(j), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335.)
- 1952Enacted · Act of July 19, 1952, ch. 950 · 66 Stat. 811
- 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-113 · 113 Stat. 1536, 1501
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-273 · 116 Stat. 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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