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U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 307. Certificate of Patentability, Unpatentability, and Claim Cancellation
(a) In a reexamination proceeding under this chapter, when the time for appeal has expired or any appeal proceeding has terminated, the Director will issue and publish a certificate canceling any claim of the patent finally determined to be unpatentable, confirming any claim of the patent determined to be patentable, and incorporating in the patent any proposed amended or new claim determined to be patentable.
(b) Any proposed amended or new claim determined to be patentable and incorporated into a patent following a reexamination proceeding will have the same effect as that specified in section 252 of this title for reissued patents on the right of any person who made, purchased, or used within the United States, or imported into the United States, anything patented by such proposed amended or new claim, or who made substantial preparation for the same, prior to issuance of a certificate under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 1, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3016; amended Pub. L. 103–465, title V, § 533(b)(8), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4990; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582.)
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted "Director" for "Commissioner".
1994—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–465 substituted "used within the United States, or imported into the United States, anything" for "used anything".
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–465 effective on date that is one year after date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States [Jan. 1, 1995], with provisions relating to earliest filed patent application, see section 534(a), (b)(3) of Pub. L. 103–465, set out as a note under section 154 of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 307. Certificate of Patentability, Unpatentability, and Claim Cancellation," U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents in U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed December 26, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V6SXUIP858KQ9F9.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 307. Certificate of Patentability, Unpatentability, and Claim Cancellation." U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents, in U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 26 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V6SXUIP858KQ9F9.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 307. Certificate of Patentability, Unpatentability, and Claim Cancellation' in U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 35, Patents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 26 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V6SXUIP858KQ9F9.
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