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43 U.S.C. § 2503

Patents surrendered and new ones issued

United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective

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43 U.S.C. § 2503, Patents surrendered and new ones issued, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486604
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Where patents have been already issued on entries which are approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior, or such officer as he may designate, upon the canceling of the outstanding patent, is authorized to issue a new patent, on such approval, to the person who made the entry, his heirs or assigns.

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