§ 25. — Declaration in lieu of oath.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 35USC25]
TITLE 35--PATENTS
PART I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
CHAPTER 2--PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Sec. 25. Declaration in lieu of oath
(a) The Director may by rule prescribe that any document to be filed
in the Patent and Trademark Office and which is required by any law,
rule, or other regulation to be under oath may be subscribed to by a
written declaration in such form as the Director may prescribe, such
declaration to be in lieu of the oath otherwise required.
(b) Whenever such written declaration is used, the document must
warn the declarant that willful false statements and the like are
punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both (18 U.S.C. 1001).
(Added Pub. L. 88-292, Sec. 1, Mar. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 171; amended Pub.
L. 93-596, Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; 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.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273 made technical correction to
directory language of Pub. L. 106-113. See 1999 Amendment note below.
1999--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-113, as amended by Pub. L. 107-273,
substituted ``Director'' for ``Commissioner'' in two places.
1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-596 substituted ``Patent and Trademark
Office'' for ``Patent Office''.
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. 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.
