Statute · United States Code

35 U.S.C. § 117 — Death or incapacity of inventor

35 U.S.C. § 117

Type
Statute
Source
United States Code
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2025-01-06
Topic
intellectual-property-and-technology

Legal representatives of deceased inventors and of those under legal incapacity may make application for patent upon compliance with the requirements and on the same terms and conditions applicable to the inventor.

Citator

35 U.S.C. § 117 — Death or incapacity of inventor is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

Legal representatives of deceased inventors and of those under legal incapacity may make application for patent upon compliance with the requirements and on the same terms and conditions applicable to the inventor.