35 U.S.C. § 25 | Declaration in lieu of oath

(a)

The Director may by rule prescribe that any document to be filed in the Patent and Trademark Office and which is required by any law, rule, or other regulation to be under oath may be subscribed to by a written declaration in such form as the Director may prescribe, such declaration to be in lieu of the oath otherwise required.

(b)

18 U.S.C. 1001 Whenever such written declaration is used, the document must warn the declarant that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both ().

Pub. L. 88–292, § 1Mar. 26, 196478 Stat. 171 Pub. L. 93–596, § 1Jan. 2, 197588 Stat. 1949 Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]Nov. 29, 1999113 Stat. 1536 Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B)Nov. 2, 2002116 Stat. 1906(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , , 1501A–582; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–273 Pub. L. 106–1132002—Subsec. (a). made technical correction to directory language of . See 1999 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 106–113 Pub. L. 107–2731999—Subsec. (a). , as amended by , substituted “Director” for “Commissioner” in two places.

Pub. L. 93–5961975—Subsec. (a). substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Pub. L. 106–113Nov. 29, 1999Pub. L. 106–113 section 1 of this titleAmendment by 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. 93–596Jan. 2, 1975section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596 section 1111 of Title 15Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.