2021 US Code
Title 35 - Patents
Part II - Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents
Chapter 14 - Issue of Patent
Sec. 152 - Issue of patent to assignee

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Citation 35 U.S.C. § 152 (2021)
Section Name §152. Issue of patent to assignee
Section Text

Patents may be granted to the assignee of the inventor of record in the Patent and Trademark Office, upon the application made and the specification sworn to by the inventor, except as otherwise provided in this title.

Source Credit

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 93–596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §44 (R.S. 4895).

Language is changed and the reference to reissue is omitted in view of the general provision in section 251.


EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS

1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office".


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 35 - PATENTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 35 - PATENTS
PART II - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 14 - ISSUE OF PATENT
Sec. 152 - Issue of patent to assignee
Contains section 152
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 66 Stat. 804
88 Stat. 1949
Public Law References Public Law 93-596
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