1. Patents and published applications for patents, including specifications and drawings, together with copies of the same. The Patent and Trademark Office may print the headings of the drawings for patents for the purpose of photolithography.
2. Certificates of trade-mark registrations, including statements and drawings, together with copies of the same.
3. The Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
4. Annual indexes of patents and patentees, and of trade-marks and registrants.
5. Annual volumes of decisions in patent and trade-mark cases.
6. Pamphlet copies of the patent laws and rules of practice, laws and rules relating to trade-marks, and circulars or other publications relating to the business of the Office.
The Director may publish in printed, typewritten, or electronic form, the following:July 19, 1952, ch. 95066 Stat. 794Pub. L. 93–596, § 188 Stat. 1949Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4507(1), 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A), 4804(b)]113 Stat. 1536Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III116 Stat. 1903(, , § 11; , , ; renumbered § 10 and amended , , , 1501A–565, 1501A–580, 1501A–582, 1501A–589; , §§ 13205(2)(A), 13206(b)(1)(B), (3)(A), , , 1906.)
Historical and Revision Notes
July 9, 1947, ch. 211, § 30161 Stat. 299Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 13 and 16 (R.S. 489; (part), , repeated in prior and subsequent appropriation acts).
Section is amplified to list the publications of the Patent Office, based on 44 U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§ 283, 283a.
The second sentence of item 1 of the revised section is a provision appearing annually in appropriation acts to enable the Patent Office to maintain a small printing press to place headings on drawings before the drawings are reproduced.
Language is changed.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 9 of this titleA prior section 10 was renumbered .
Amendments
Pub. L. 107–273, § 13206(b)(3)(A)Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4804(b)]2002—Subsec. (a). , amended directory language of . See 1999 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 107–273, § 13205(2)(A)Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4507(1)]Subsec. (a)1. , made technical correction to directory language of . See 1999 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 107–273, § 13206(b)(1)(B)Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]Subsec. (b). , made technical correction to directory language of . See 1999 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4717(1)]section 11 of this title1999—, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4804(b)]Pub. L. 107–273, § 13206(b)(3)(A)section 10 of this titlesection 11 of this titlesection 10 of this titlePub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4717(1)]Subsec. (a). , as amended by , which directed the general amendment of the introductory provisions of subsec. (a) of to read “The Director may publish in printed, typewritten, or electronic form, the following:”, was executed to this section, which was , to reflect the probable intent of Congress. This section was subsequently renumbered by . Prior to amendment, introductory provisions of subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Commissioner may print, or cause to be printed, the following:”. See note above and Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4507(1)]Pub. L. 107–273, § 13205(2)(A)Subsec. (a)1. , as amended by , inserted “and published applications for patents” after “Patents”.
Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]Pub. L. 107–273, § 13206(b)(1)(B)Subsec. (b). , as amended by , substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.
Pub. L. 93–5961975— substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”, wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4508]113 Stat. 1536Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13205(3)116 Stat. 1903
Pub. L. 106–113Pub. L. 106–113section 1 of this titleAmendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A)] of effective 4 months after , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Pub. L. 93–596section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596section 1111 of Title 15Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.