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Browse / Title 35 / Front MatterTITLE 35-PATENTS Chap. Sec. I. United States Patent and Trademark Office 1 II. Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents 100 III. Patents and Protection of Patent Rights 251 IV. Patent Cooperation Treaty 351 V. The Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs 401
Disposition Table (Showing disposition of former sections of Title 35) Former Classification New Classification 1 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 10 8 11 31, 32 11a 33 12 22 13 11 14 10 14a (See former § 78) 15 12 16 11(a) 1 17–19 Rep. 20 14 21 21 22 Rep. 23 Rep. 31 101, 102, 161 32 102(d), 119, 172 32a, 32b Rep. 33 111, 112, 162 34 113, 114 35 115 36 131 37 133, 267 38 Rep. 39 153 40 154 40a–40d Rep. 41 151 42–42f Rep. 43 Rep. 44 152 45 266 46 147 47 261 48 Rep. 49 287 50 292 51 132, 135 52 135 53 23 54–56 24 56a 164 57 134 58, 59 Rep. 59a 141; T. 28 § 1542 60 142 61 143 62 144 63 145, 146 64 251, 252 65 253 66 291 67 281, 284 68 T. 28 § 1498 69 102(g), 282 70 283–286, 290 71 288 72 102, 104 72a 146, 291 73 171 74, 75 289 76 114 77 173 78 12, 13, 41 79 42 80–87 Rep. 88 254 89–96 Elim. 101–108 Elim. 109 104 110–118a Elim. 119 T. 50 App. § 2371 151 181 152 182 153 183 154 184 155 185 156 186 157 187 158 188 159 Rep.