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35 U.S. Code Chapter 12 Part II - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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35 U.S. Code Chapter 12 Part II - EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2011—Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(j)(5), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 291, amended items 134 and 135 generally, substituting “Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board” for “Appeal to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences” in item 134 and “Derivation proceedings” for “Interferences” in item 135.
1984—Pub. L. 98–622, title II, § 204(b)(2), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3388, substituted “Patent Appeals and Interferences” for “Appeals” in item 134.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Acceleration Certificate Issued Pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program
Pub. L. 116–316, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 5065, provided that:
“SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
“This Act may be cited as the ‘Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act’.
“SEC. 2. TRANSFERABILITY OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATES.
“(a) In General.—
A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012)), or any successor thereto, of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, may transfer (including by sale) the entitlement to such acceleration certificate to another person.
“(b) Requirement.—
An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012), or any successor thereto.”