Title 35 — Patents

Every section of Title 35 of the United States Code, patents — 175 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 35 U.S.C. § 1 — Establishment
• 35 U.S.C. § 2 — Powers and duties
• 35 U.S.C. § 3 — Officers and employees
• 35 U.S.C. § 4 — Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents
• 35 U.S.C. § 5 — Patent and Trademark Office Public Advisory Committees
• 35 U.S.C. § 6 — Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• 35 U.S.C. § 7 — Library
• 35 U.S.C. § 8 — Classification of patents
• 35 U.S.C. § 9 — Certified copies of records
• 35 U.S.C. § 10 — Publications
• 35 U.S.C. § 11 — Exchange of copies of patents and applications with foreign countries
• 35 U.S.C. § 12 — Copies of patents and applications for public libraries
• 35 U.S.C. § 13 — Annual report to Congress
• 35 U.S.C. § 14 — Renumbered §13
• 35 U.S.C. § 21 — Filing date and day for taking action
• 35 U.S.C. § 22 — Printing of papers filed
• 35 U.S.C. § 23 — Testimony in Patent and Trademark Office cases
• 35 U.S.C. § 24 — Subpoenas, witnesses
• 35 U.S.C. § 25 — Declaration in lieu of oath
• 35 U.S.C. § 26 — Effect of defective execution
• 35 U.S.C. § 27 — Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings
• 35 U.S.C. § 28 — Award of certificates to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office
• 35 U.S.C. § 31 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4715(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–580
• 35 U.S.C. § 32 — Suspension or exclusion from practice
• 35 U.S.C. § 33 — Unauthorized representation as practitioner
• 35 U.S.C. § 41 — Patent fees; patent and trademark search systems
• 35 U.S.C. § 42 — Patent and Trademark Office funding
• 35 U.S.C. § 100 — Definitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 101 — Inventions patentable
• 35 U.S.C. § 102 — Conditions for patentability; novelty
• 35 U.S.C. § 103 — Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
• 35 U.S.C. § 104 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, §3(d), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287
• 35 U.S.C. § 105 — Inventions in outer space
• 35 U.S.C. § 111 — Application
• 35 U.S.C. § 112 — Specification
• 35 U.S.C. § 113 — Drawings
• 35 U.S.C. § 114 — Models, specimens
• 35 U.S.C. § 115 — Inventor's oath or declaration
• 35 U.S.C. § 116 — Inventors
• 35 U.S.C. § 117 — Death or incapacity of inventor
• 35 U.S.C. § 118 — Filing by other than inventor
• 35 U.S.C. § 119 — Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
• 35 U.S.C. § 120 — Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
• 35 U.S.C. § 121 — Divisional applications
• 35 U.S.C. § 122 — Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications
• 35 U.S.C. § 123 — Micro entity defined
• 35 U.S.C. § 131 — Examination of application
• 35 U.S.C. § 132 — Notice of rejection; reexamination
• 35 U.S.C. § 133 — Time for prosecuting application
• 35 U.S.C. § 134 — Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
• 35 U.S.C. § 135 — Derivation proceedings
• 35 U.S.C. § 141 — Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• 35 U.S.C. § 142 — Notice of appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 143 — Proceedings on appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 144 — Decision on appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 145 — Civil action to obtain patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 146 — Civil action in case of derivation proceeding
• 35 U.S.C. § 151 — Issue of patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 152 — Issue of patent to assignee
• 35 U.S.C. § 153 — How issued
• 35 U.S.C. § 154 — Contents and term of patent; provisional rights
• 35 U.S.C. § 155,_155A — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, §20(k), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335
• 35 U.S.C. § 156 — Extension of patent term
• 35 U.S.C. § 157 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, §3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287
• 35 U.S.C. § 161 — Patents for plants
• 35 U.S.C. § 162 — Description, claim
• 35 U.S.C. § 163 — Grant
• 35 U.S.C. § 164 — Assistance of Department of Agriculture
• 35 U.S.C. § 171 — Patents for designs
• 35 U.S.C. § 172 — Right of priority
• 35 U.S.C. § 173 — Term of design patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 181 — Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 182 — Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure
• 35 U.S.C. § 183 — Right to compensation
• 35 U.S.C. § 184 — Filing of application in foreign country
• 35 U.S.C. § 185 — Patent barred for filing without license
• 35 U.S.C. § 186 — Penalty
• 35 U.S.C. § 187 — Nonapplicability to certain persons
• 35 U.S.C. § 188 — Rules and regulations, delegation of power
• 35 U.S.C. § 200 — Policy and objective
• 35 U.S.C. § 201 — Definitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 202 — Disposition of rights
• 35 U.S.C. § 203 — March-in rights
• 35 U.S.C. § 204 — Preference for United States industry
• 35 U.S.C. § 205 — Confidentiality
• 35 U.S.C. § 206 — Uniform clauses and regulations
• 35 U.S.C. § 207 — Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions
• 35 U.S.C. § 208 — Regulations governing Federal licensing
• 35 U.S.C. § 209 — Licensing federally owned inventions
• 35 U.S.C. § 210 — Precedence of chapter
• 35 U.S.C. § 211 — Relationship to antitrust laws
• 35 U.S.C. § 212 — Disposition of rights in educational awards
• 35 U.S.C. § 251 — Reissue of defective patents
• 35 U.S.C. § 252 — Effect of reissue
• 35 U.S.C. § 253 — Disclaimer
• 35 U.S.C. § 254 — Certificate of correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake
• 35 U.S.C. § 255 — Certificate of correction of applicant's mistake
• 35 U.S.C. § 256 — Correction of named inventor
• 35 U.S.C. § 257 — Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information
• 35 U.S.C. § 261 — Ownership; assignment
• 35 U.S.C. § 262 — Joint owners
• 35 U.S.C. § 266 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–83, §8, July 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 261
• 35 U.S.C. § 267 — Time for taking action in Government applications
• 35 U.S.C. § 271 — Infringement of patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 272 — Temporary presence in the United States
• 35 U.S.C. § 273 — Defense to infringement based on prior commercial use
• 35 U.S.C. § 281 — Remedy for infringement of patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 282 — Presumption of validity; defenses
• 35 U.S.C. § 283 — Injunction
• 35 U.S.C. § 284 — Damages
• 35 U.S.C. § 285 — Attorney fees
• 35 U.S.C. § 286 — Time limitation on damages
• 35 U.S.C. § 287 — Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice
• 35 U.S.C. § 288 — Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim
• 35 U.S.C. § 289 — Additional remedy for infringement of design patent
• 35 U.S.C. § 290 — Notice of patent suits
• 35 U.S.C. § 291 — Derived patents
• 35 U.S.C. § 292 — False marking
• 35 U.S.C. § 293 — Nonresident patentee; service and notice
• 35 U.S.C. § 294 — Voluntary arbitration
• 35 U.S.C. § 295 — Presumption: Product made by patented process
• 35 U.S.C. § 296 — Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of patents
• 35 U.S.C. § 297 — Improper and deceptive invention promotion
• 35 U.S.C. § 298 — Advice of counsel
• 35 U.S.C. § 299 — Joinder of parties
• 35 U.S.C. § 301 — Citation of prior art and written statements
• 35 U.S.C. § 302 — Request for reexamination
• 35 U.S.C. § 303 — Determination of issue by Director
• 35 U.S.C. § 304 — Reexamination order by Director
• 35 U.S.C. § 305 — Conduct of reexamination proceedings
• 35 U.S.C. § 306 — Appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 307 — Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
• 35 U.S.C. § 311 — Inter partes review
• 35 U.S.C. § 312 — Petitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 313 — Preliminary response to petition
• 35 U.S.C. § 314 — Institution of inter partes review
• 35 U.S.C. § 315 — Relation to other proceedings or actions
• 35 U.S.C. § 316 — Conduct of inter partes review
• 35 U.S.C. § 317 — Settlement
• 35 U.S.C. § 318 — Decision of the Board
• 35 U.S.C. § 319 — Appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 321 — Post-grant review
• 35 U.S.C. § 322 — Petitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 323 — Preliminary response to petition
• 35 U.S.C. § 324 — Institution of post-grant review
• 35 U.S.C. § 325 — Relation to other proceedings or actions
• 35 U.S.C. § 326 — Conduct of post-grant review
• 35 U.S.C. § 327 — Settlement
• 35 U.S.C. § 328 — Decision of the Board
• 35 U.S.C. § 329 — Appeal
• 35 U.S.C. § 351 — Definitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 361 — Receiving Office
• 35 U.S.C. § 362 — International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority
• 35 U.S.C. § 363 — International application designating the United States: Effect
• 35 U.S.C. § 364 — International stage: Procedure
• 35 U.S.C. § 365 — Right of priority; benefit of the filing date of a prior application
• 35 U.S.C. § 366 — Withdrawn international application
• 35 U.S.C. § 367 — Actions of other authorities: Review
• 35 U.S.C. § 368 — Secrecy of certain inventions; filing international applications in foreign countries
• 35 U.S.C. § 371 — National stage: Commencement
• 35 U.S.C. § 372 — National stage: Requirements and procedure
• 35 U.S.C. § 373 — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–274, §1(i), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2457
• 35 U.S.C. § 374 — Publication of international application
• 35 U.S.C. § 375 — Patent issued on international application: Effect
• 35 U.S.C. § 376 — Fees
• 35 U.S.C. § 381 — Definitions
• 35 U.S.C. § 382 — Filing international design applications
• 35 U.S.C. § 383 — International design application
• 35 U.S.C. § 384 — Filing date
• 35 U.S.C. § 385 — Effect of international design application
• 35 U.S.C. § 386 — Right of priority
• 35 U.S.C. § 387 — Relief from prescribed time limits
• 35 U.S.C. § 388 — Withdrawn or abandoned international design application
• 35 U.S.C. § 389 — Examination of international design application
• 35 U.S.C. § 390 — Publication of international design application