§ 152. — Issue of patent to assignee.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC152]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART II--PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS
CHAPTER 14--ISSUE OF PATENT
Sec. 152. Issue of patent to assignee
Patents may be granted to the assignee of the inventor of record in
the Patent and Trademark Office, upon the application made and the
specification sworn to by the inventor, except as otherwise provided in
this title.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 93-596, Sec. 1, Jan. 2,
1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Sec. 44 (R.S. 4895).
Language is changed and the reference to reissue is omitted in view
of the general provision in section 251.
Amendments
1975--Pub. L. 93-596 substituted ``Patent and Trademark Office'' for
``Patent Office''.
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.
