35 U.S.C. § 9
Certified copies of records
United States · Title 35 — PATENTS · Status: effective
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- 35 U.S.C. § 9, Certified copies of records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470781
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The Director may furnish certified copies of specifications and drawings of patents issued by the Patent and Trademark Office, and of other records available either to the public or to the person applying therefor.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally