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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1137 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical cor... · Sec. 15

Sec. 15. Effective date

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Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply to any patent issued, or any action filed, on or after that date.
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