Chapter 11: Statutes Patent Law

PATENT ACT. The selected statutes set out below are all part of a larger statutory scheme known as the Patent Act, found in Title 35 United States Code, Sections 101-376.

101. Inventions patentable

Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.