§ 131. — Examination of application.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC131]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 12--EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION
Sec. 131. Examination of application
The Director shall cause an examination to be made of the
application and the alleged new invention; and if on such examination it
appears that the applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, the
Director shall issue a patent therefor.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; 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. 36 (R.S. 4893).
The first part is revised in language and amplified. The phrase
``and that the invention is sufficiently useful and important'' is
omitted as unnecessary, the requirements for patentability being stated
in sections 101, 102 and 103.
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'' in two places.
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 111 of this title.
