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2021 US Code
Title 35 - Patents
Part II - Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents
Chapter 14 - Issue of Patent
Sec. 157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112-29, §3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287

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Citation 35 U.S.C. § 157 (2021)
Section Name [§157. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, §3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287]
Repeal Summary

Section, added Pub. L. 98–622, title I, §102(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3383; amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §4732(a)(10)(A), (11)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582, 1501A–583; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906; Pub. L. 112–29, §20(j), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 335, related to statutory invention registration.
Editorial Notes STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL

Repeal effective upon the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on Sept. 16, 2011, and applicable to any request for a statutory invention registration filed on or after that effective date, see section 3(e)(3) of Pub. L. 112–29, set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amendment note under section 111 of this title.
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Sec. 157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112-29, §3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287
Contains section 157
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition repealed
Statutes at Large References 98 Stat. 3383
113 Stat. 1536
116 Stat. 1906
125 Stat. 287, 335
Public Law References Public Law 98-622, Public Law 106-113, Public Law 107-273, Public Law 112-29
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