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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Leahy-Smith America Invents Act · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 2 DEFINITIONS **[**[35 U.S.C. 1 note](/us/usc/t35/s1)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Director The term “**Director**” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ####
(2)Office The term “**Office**” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ####
(3)Patent public advisory committee The term “**Patent Public Advisory Committee**” means the Patent Public Advisory Committee established under section 5(a) of title 35, United States Code. ####
(4)Trademark act of 1946 The term “**Trademark Act of 1946**” means the Act entitled “**An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes**”, approved July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “**Trademark Act of 1946**” or the “**Lanham Act**”). ####
(5)Trademark public advisory committee The term “**Trademark Public Advisory Committee**” means the Trademark Public Advisory Committee established under section 5(a) of title 35, United States Code.
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