Patent Act of 1952

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The Patent Act of 1952 is a foundational United States federal statute that comprehensively codified and modernized the nation’s patent laws, defining standards for patentability and the rights of inventors.

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1952 Patent Act 2
Patent Act of 1952 canonical 2
United States patent law 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
patent law statute ⓘ
addresses disclosure requirements ⓘ
nonobviousness ⓘ
novelty ⓘ
patent infringement ⓘ
patent remedies ⓘ
patentable subject matter ⓘ
utility ⓘ
appliesTo United States patent system ⓘ
clarified patent infringement standards ⓘ
remedies for patent infringement ⓘ
requirements for patent claims ⓘ
requirements for patent specifications ⓘ
codifiedAs 35 U.S.C. ⓘ
codifiedDoctrine contributory infringement ⓘ
file wrapper estoppel (prosecution history estoppel) ⓘ
nonobviousness ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 35 of the United States Code ⓘ
comprehensivelyCodified United States patent laws ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
createdOffice United States Patent Office (as an agency under the Department of Commerce) ⓘ
defines rights of inventors ⓘ
standards for patentability ⓘ
effectiveDate January 1, 1953 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishedConcept nonobviousness requirement for patentability ⓘ
governs grant of patents in the United States ⓘ
substantive patent law in the United States ⓘ
influenced Federal Circuit patent jurisprudence ⓘ
Supreme Court patent jurisprudence ⓘ
subsequent United States patent case law ⓘ
introducedSection 35 U.S.C. § 101 ⓘ
35 U.S.C. § 102 ⓘ
35 U.S.C. § 103 ⓘ
35 U.S.C. § 112 ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
modernized United States patent laws ⓘ
predecessorLaw earlier United States patent statutes of 1790, 1793, 1836, and later amendments ⓘ
primaryPurpose to modernize and clarify United States patent law ⓘ
to restate and codify the patent laws in a single statute ⓘ
reorganized Title 35 of the United States Code ⓘ
shortTitle Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ
signedBy Harry S. Truman ⓘ
signingPresident Harry S. Truman ⓘ
subjectArea intellectual property law ⓘ
patent law ⓘ
yearEnacted 1952 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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Uruguay Round Agreements Act → amends → United States patent law ⓘ
linked to: Patent Act of 1952
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act → reforms → United States patent law ⓘ
linked to: Patent Act of 1952
Giles S. Rich → notableWork → 1952 Patent Act ⓘ
linked to: Patent Act of 1952
Giles S. Rich → coAuthorOf → 1952 Patent Act ⓘ
linked to: Patent Act of 1952
Patent Act of 1952 → shortTitle → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ