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[CITE: 35USC11]

 
                            TITLE 35--PATENTS
 
            PART I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
 
       CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS
 
Sec. 11. Exchange of copies of patents and applications with 
        foreign countries
        
    The Director may exchange copies of specifications and drawings of 
United States patents and published applications for patents for those 
of foreign countries. The Director shall not enter into an agreement to 
provide such copies of specifications and drawings of United States 
patents and applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA 
country or a WTO member country, without the express authorization of 
the Secretary of Commerce. For purposes of this section, the terms 
``NAFTA country'' and ``WTO member country'' have the meanings given 
those terms in section 104(b).

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 794, Sec. 12; renumbered Sec. 11 and 
amended Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, 
Secs. 4507(2), 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A), 4808], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 
1536, 1501A-565, 1501A-580, 1501A-582, 1501A-591.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Secs. 15, and 78, part (Jan. 
14, 1915, 38 Stat. 1221; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, Sec. 9, proviso in, 42 
Stat. 393).
    The first act mentioned applies to Canada only, the second to any 
country; these are consolidated in one section, specific reference to 
one country not being necessary.
    Language is changed.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 11 was renumbered section 10 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Secs. 4717(1), 
4732(a)(10)(A)], renumbered section 12 of this title as this section and 
substituted ``Director'' for ``Commissioner''.
    Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4808], inserted at 
end ``The Director shall not enter into an agreement to provide such 
copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and 
applications to a foreign country, other than a NAFTA country or a WTO 
member country, without the express authorization of the Secretary of 
Commerce. For purposes of this section, the terms `NAFTA country' and 
`WTO member country' have the meanings given those terms in section 
104(b).''
    Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4507(2)], which 
directed the amendment of section 12 of this title by inserting ``and 
applications'' after ``patents'' in section catchline and ``and 
published applications for patents'' after ``patents'' in text, was 
executed by making the insertions in this section to reflect the 
probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 12 as this 
section by Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4717(1)]. 
See note above and Effective Date of 1999 Amendment notes below.


                    Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

    Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4507(2)] of Pub. L. 
106-113 effective on date that is 1 year after Nov. 29, 1999, and 
applicable to all applications filed under section 111 of this title on 
or after that date, and all applications complying with section 371 of 
this title that resulted from international applications filed on or 
after that date, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4508] of Pub. L. 
106-113, set out as a note under section 10 of this title.
    Amendment by section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Secs. 4717(1), 
4732(a)(10)(A)] of Pub. L. 106-113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 
1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, 
set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
