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Part II - Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents

Chapter 11 - Application for Patent


35 USC 119 - Sec. 119. Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority

35 USC 120 - Sec. 120. Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States

35 USC 121 - Sec. 121. Divisional applications

35 USC 122 - Sec. 122. Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications

35 USC 111 - Sec. 111. Application

35 USC 112 - Sec. 112. Specification

35 USC 113 - Sec. 113. Drawings

35 USC 114 - Sec. 114. Models, specimens

35 USC 115 - Sec. 115. Oath of applicant

35 USC 116 - Sec. 116. Inventors

35 USC 117 - Sec. 117. Death or incapacity of inventor

35 USC 118 - Sec. 118. Filing by other than inventor

Chapter 12 - Examination of Application


35 USC 131 - Sec. 131. Examination of application

35 USC 132 - Sec. 132. Notice of rejection; reexamination

35 USC 133 - Sec. 133. Time for prosecuting application

35 USC 134 - Sec. 134. Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

35 USC 135 - Sec. 135. Interferences

Chapter 13 - Review of Patent and Trademark Office Decisions


35 USC 141 - Sec. 141. Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

35 USC 142 - Sec. 142. Notice of appeal

35 USC 143 - Sec. 143. Proceedings on appeal

35 USC 144 - Sec. 144. Decision on appeal

35 USC 145 - Sec. 145. Civil action to obtain patent

35 USC 146 - Sec. 146. Civil action in case of interference

Chapter 14 - Issue of Patent


35 USC 151 - Sec. 151. Issue of patent

35 USC 152 - Sec. 152. Issue of patent to assignee

35 USC 153 - Sec. 153. How issued

35 USC 154 - Sec. 154. Contents and term of patent; provisional rights

35 USC 155 - Sec. 155. Patent term extension

35 USC 155 - Sec. 155A. Patent term restoration

35 USC 156 - Sec. 156. Extension of patent term