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35 U.S.C. § 6

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

United States · Title 35 — PATENTS · Status: effective

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35 U.S.C. § 6, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470778
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board shall—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-113(H.R. 3194)1999-11-29
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000
    House: 212–219Senate: 74–24
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-273(H.R. 2215)2002-11-02
    21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
    House: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-313(S. 3295)2008-08-12
    A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-29(H.R. 1249)2011-09-16
    Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
    House: 304–117Senate: 89–9