35 U.S.C. § 2
Powers and duties
United States · Title 35 — PATENTS · Status: effective
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- 35 U.S.C. § 2, Powers and duties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470774
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office, subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce—
The Office—
may establish regulations, not inconsistent with law, which—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 and title 35 of the United States Code to change the name of the Patent Office to the "Patent and Trademark Office".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- To improve the United States Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".House: 385–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Leahy-Smith America Invents Act