35 U.S.C. § 11 Exchange of Copies of Patents and Applications With Foreign Countries

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

(a) IN GENERAL.-The Director may exchange copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and published applications for patents for those of foreign countries. The Director shall not enter into an agreement to provide such copies of specifications and drawings of United States patents and applications to a foreign country, other than a USMCA country or a WTO member country, without the express authorization of the Secretary of Commerce.

(b) DEFINITIONS.-In this section-

(1) the term "USMCA country" has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 4502 ); and

(2) the term "WTO member country" has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act ( 19 U.S.C. 3501(10) ).

Cite as 35 U.S.C. § 11

Source: July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 794, §12; renumbered §11 and amended Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, §1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§4507(2), 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A), 4808], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-565, 1501A-580, 1501A-582, 1501A-591; Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, §§13205(2)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 13206, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1903, 1906; Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title VI, §602(d), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2153.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §§15, and 78, part (Jan. 14, 1915, 38 Stat. 1221; Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, §9, proviso in, 42 Stat. 393).

The first act mentioned applies to Canada only, the second to any country; these are consolidated in one section, specific reference to one country not being necessary.

Language is changed.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 11 was renumbered section 10 of this title.

AMENDMENTS

2020- Pub. L. 116-260 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, substituted "other than a USMCA country" for "other than a NAFTA country", and substituted subsec. (b) for former third sentence which read as follows: "For purposes of this section, the terms 'NAFTA country' and 'WTO member country' have the meanings given those terms in section 104(b)."