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§ 102
Conditions for patentability; novelty
§ 112
Specification
§ 103
Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
§ 111
Application
§ 119
Benefit of earlier filing date; right of priority
§ 120
Benefit of earlier filing date in the United States
§ 101
Inventions patentable
§ 371
National stage: Commencement
§ 251
Reissue of defective patents
§ 100
(note) AIA First inventor to file provisions
§ 121
Divisional applications
§ 365
Right of priority; benefit of the filing date of a prior application
§ 122
Confidential status of applications; publication of patent applications
§ 386
Right of priority
§ 115
Inventor’s oath or declaration
§ 154
Contents and term of patent; provisional rights
§ 132
Notice of rejection; reexamination
§ 133
Time for prosecuting application
§ 21
Filing date and day for taking action
§ 113
Drawings
§ 123
Micro entity defined
§ 255
Certificate of correction of applicant’s mistake
§ 363
International application designating the United States: Effect
§ 41
Patent fees; patent and trademark search systems
§ 135
Derivation proceedings
§ 116
Inventors
§ 118
Filing by other than inventor
§ 141
Appeal to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
§ 253
Disclaimer
§ 256
Correction of named inventor
§ 104
[Repealed.]
§ 172
Right of priority
§ 145
Civil action to obtain patent
§ 161
Patents for plants
§ 171
Patents for designs
§ 257
Supplemental examinations to consider, reconsider, or correct information
§ 156
Extension of patent term
§ 151
Issue of patent
§ 261
Ownership; assignment
§ 385
Effect of international design application
§ 27
Revival of applications; reinstatement of reexamination proceedings
§ 282
Presumption of validity; defenses
§ 361
Receiving Office
§ 1001
18 U.S.C. 1001
§ 181
Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent
§ 42
Patent and Trademark Office funding
§ 146
Civil action in case of derivation proceeding
§ 202
Disposition of rights
§ 6
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
§ 2181
42 U.S.C. 2181(a)
§ 117
Death or incapacity of inventor
§ 134
Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
§ 157
[Repealed.]
§ 2
Powers and duties
§ 252
Effect of reissue
§ 254
Certificate of correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake
§ 302
Request for reexamination
§ 305
Conduct of reexamination proceedings
§ 306
Appeal
§ 315
Relation to other proceedings or actions
§ 316
Conduct of inter partes review
§ 374
Publication of international application
§ 382
Filing international design applications
§ 1044
10 U.S.C. 1044(a)
§ 131
Examination of application
§ 143
Proceedings on appeal
§ 164
Assistance of the Department of Agriculture
§ 201
Definitions
§ 25
Declaration in lieu of oath
§ 291
Derived Patents
§ 3
Officers and employees
§ 301
Citation of prior art and written statements
§ 303
Determination of issue by Director
§ 314
Institution of inter partes review
§ 325
Relation to other proceedings or actions
§ 326
Conduct of post-grant review
§ 1127
15 U.S.C. 1127
§ 401
17 U.S.C. 401
§ 909
17 U.S.C. 909
§ 2071
18 U.S.C. 2071
§ 1746
28 U.S.C. 1746
§ 10
Publications
§ 105
Inventions in outer space
§ 142
Notice of appeal
§ 162
Description, claim
§ 163
Grant
§ 173
Term of design patent
§ 267
Time for taking action in Government applications
§ 307
Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, and claim cancellation
§ 311
(note) Inter partes review applicability provisions
§ 319
Appeal
§ 329
Appeal
§ 351
Definitions
§ 389
Examination of international design application
§ 401
35 U.S.C. 401
§ 501
35 U.S.C. 501
§ 2014
42 U.S.C. 2014
§ 2182
42 U.S.C. 2182
§ 2185
42 U.S.C. 2185
§ 2321
7 U.S.C. 2321