§ 113. — Drawings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC113]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 11--APPLICATION FOR PATENT
Sec. 113. Drawings
The applicant shall furnish a drawing where necessary for the
understanding of the subject matter sought to be patented. When the
nature of such subject matter admits of illustration by a drawing and
the applicant has not furnished such a drawing, the Director may require
its submission within a time period of not less than two months from the
sending of a notice thereof. Drawings submitted after the filing date of
the application may not be used (i) to overcome any insufficiency of the
specification due to lack of an enabling disclosure or otherwise
inadequate disclosure therein, or (ii) to supplement the original
disclosure thereof for the purpose of interpretation of the scope of any
claim.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 799; Pub. L. 94-131, Sec. 8, Nov. 14,
1975, 89 Stat. 691; 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; Pub. L.
107-273, div. C, title III, Sec. 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat.
1906.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 34, part (R.S. 4889,
amended Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 94, Sec. 2, 38 Stat. 958).
The requirement for signature in the corresponding section of
existing statute is omitted; regulations of the Patent Office can take
care of any substitute. A redundant clause is omitted.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 made technical correction to directory
language of Pub. L. 106-113. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999--Pub. L. 106-113, as amended by Pub. L. 107-273, substituted
``Director'' for ``Commissioner''.
1975--Pub. L. 94-131 substituted provisions respecting drawings
requiring necessary-for-understanding drawings and submission of
drawings within prescribed time period and limiting use of drawings
submitted after filing date of application for prior provision requiring
the applicant to furnish a drawing when the nature of the case admitted
it.
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. 94-131 effective Jan. 24, 1978, and applicable
on and after that date to patent applications filed in the United States
and to international applications, where applicable, see section 11 of
Pub. L. 94-131, set out as an Effective Date note under section 351 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 111 of this title.
