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[CITE: 35USC153]

 
                            TITLE 35--PATENTS
 
        PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
 
                       CHAPTER 14--ISSUE OF PATENT
 
Sec. 153. How issued

    Patents shall be issued in the name of the United States of America, 
under the seal of the Patent and Trademark Office, and shall be signed 
by the Director or have his signature placed thereon and attested by an 
officer of the Patent and Trademark Office designated by the Director, 
and shall be recorded in the Patent and Trademark Office.

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 93-596, Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 
1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, 
Sec. 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-582.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 39 (R.S. 4883, amended (1) 
Feb. 18, 1888, ch. 15, 25 Stat. 40, (2) April 11, 1903, ch. 417, 32 
Stat. 95, (3) Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, Sec. 5, 42 Stat. 391).
    The phrases referring to the attesting officers and to the recording 
of the patents are broadened.


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``Director'' for ``Commissioner'' 
in two places.
    1975--Pub. L. 93-596 substituted ``Patent and Trademark Office'' for 
``Patent Office'' wherever appearing.


                    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, Sec. 4731] of Pub. L. 106-113, set out 
as a note under section 1 of this title.


                    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.
