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CHAPTER 14⁠—ISSUE OF PATENT — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
151.Issue of patent.
152.Issue of patent to assignee.
153.How issued.
154.Contents and term of patent; provisional rights.
[ 155 , 155A.Repealed.]
156.Extension of patent term.
[ 157.Repealed.]

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2011⁠—Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(k), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335, struck out items 155 “Patent term extension” and 155A “Patent term restoration”.

Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287, struck out item 157 “Statutory invention registration”.

1999⁠—Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4507(6)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–566, inserted “; provisional rights” after “patent” in item 154.

1984⁠—Pub. L. 98–622, title I, § 102(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3384, added item 157.

Pub. L. 98–417, title II, § 201(b), Sept. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1602, added item 156.

1983⁠—Pub. L. 98–127, § 4(b), Oct. 13, 1983, 97 Stat. 833, added item 155A.

Pub. L. 97–414, § 11(b), Jan. 4, 1983, 96 Stat. 2066, added item 155.

1965⁠—Pub. L. 89–83, § 6, July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 261, substituted “Issue of patent” for “Time of issue of patent” in item 151.