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[CITE: 35USC7]

 
                            TITLE 35--PATENTS
 
            PART I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
 
       CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS
 
Sec. 7. Library

    The Director shall maintain a library of scientific and other works 
and periodicals, both foreign and domestic, in the Patent and Trademark 
Office to aid the officers in the discharge of their duties.

(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 793, Sec. 8; Pub. L. 93-596, Sec. 1, 
Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; renumbered Sec. 7 and amended Pub. L. 106-
113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, Secs. 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A)], 
Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-580, 1501A-582.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

    Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 10 (R.S. 486).
    Some change in language has been made. ``Purchased'' is changed to 
``maintained'' to include the existing library and keeping it up by 
additions. The phrase ``and other'' is added to include legal works. The 
last phrase of the corresponding section of the existing statute is 
omitted as unnecessary.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 7, acts July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 793; Pub. 
L. 85-933, Sec. 2, Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1793; Pub. L. 86-370, 
Sec. 1(b), Sept. 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 650; Pub. L. 93-596, Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 
1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 93-601, Sec. 2, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 
1956; Pub. L. 98-622, title II, Sec. 201(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 
3386, established the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, prior 
to repeal by Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(9) [title IV, 
Secs. 4717(1), 4731], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-580, 1501A-
581, effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999.


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-113 renumbered section 8 of this title as this 
section and substituted ``Director'' for ``Commissioner''.
    1975--Pub. L. 93-596 substituted ``Patent and Trademark Office'' for 
``Patent Office''.


                    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.
