35 U.S.C. § 152

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 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.

35 U.S.C. § 152

July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 93-596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §44 (R.S. 4895).Language is changed and the reference to reissue is omitted in view of the general provision in section 251.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1975- Pub. L. 93-596 substituted "Patent and Trademark Office" for "Patent Office".

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1975 AMENDMENTAmendment 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.

inventor

The term "inventor" means the individual or, if a joint invention, the individuals collectively who invented or discovered the subject matter of the invention.