§12. Copies of patents and applications for public libraries

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) of this title.

(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.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §78, part (R.S. 4934, Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, §9, 42 Stat. 389 , 393, amended June 15, 1950, ch. 249, 64 Stat. 215 ).

The proviso in the schedule of fees of the existing statute is made a separate section and some changes in language are made.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 12 was renumbered section 11 of this title.

Amendments

1999-Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A)], renumbered section 13 of this title as this section and substituted "Director" for "Commissioner".

Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4804(c)], substituted "copies of specifications and drawings of patents in printed or electronic form" for "printed copies of specifications and drawings of patents".

Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4507(3)], which directed the amendment of section 13 of this title by inserting "and applications" after "patents" in section catchline and "and published applications for patents" after "patents" in text, was executed by making the insertions in this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 13 as this section by Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4717(1)]. See note above and Effective Date of 1999 Amendment notes below.

1982-Pub. L. 97–247 substituted "section 41(d)" for "section 41(a)9".

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4507(3)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective on date that is 1 year after Nov. 29, 1999, and applicable to all applications filed under section 111 of this title on or after that date, and all applications complying with section 371 of this title that resulted from international applications filed on or after that date, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4508] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 10 of this title.

Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A)] of Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Effective Date of 1982 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–247 effective Aug. 27, 1982, see section 17(a) of Pub. L. 97–247, set out as a note under section 41 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 41 of this title.