Patent Act of 1952

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United States federal statute patent law statute

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1952 Patent Act	2
United States patent law	2

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
comprehensivelyCodified	United States patent laws ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdOffice	United States Patent Office (as an agency under the Department of Commerce) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 government ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortTitle	Patent Act of 1952 NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ
signingPresident	Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea	intellectual property law ⓘ patent law ⓘ
yearEnacted	1952 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 → amends → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ

Uruguay Round Agreements Act → amends → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States patent law

Leahy–Smith America Invents Act → reforms → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States patent law

Giles S. Rich → notableWork → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1952 Patent Act

Giles S. Rich → coAuthorOf → Patent Act of 1952 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1952 Patent Act