2019 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 43 - Suspended Entries and Claims; Patents
Sec. 2506 - Limitations of suits to annul patents

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 2506 (2019)
Section Name §2506. Limitations of suits to annul patents
Section Text

Suits by the United States to vacate and annul any patent shall only be brought within six years after the date of the issuance of such patents.

Source Credit

(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 559, 26 Stat. 1093; Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §8, 26 Stat. 1099.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 1166 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 43 - SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS
Sec. 2506 - Limitations of suits to annul patents
Contains section 2506
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 26 Stat. 1093, 1099
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