§ 185. Patent barred for filing without license
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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law any person, and his successors, assigns, or legal representatives, shall not receive a United States patent for an invention if that person, or his successors, assigns, or legal representatives shall, without procuring the license prescribed in section 184, have made, or consented to or assisted another’s making, application in a foreign country for a patent or for the registration of a utility model, industrial design, or model in respect of the invention.
A United States patent issued to such person, his successors, assigns, or legal representatives shall be invalid, unless the failure to procure such license was through error, and the patent does not disclose subject matter within the scope of section 181.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 100–418, title IX, § 9101(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1568; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(11), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1904; Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(c), (j), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 333, 335.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 155 (Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, § 5, 66 Stat. 5).
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- July 19, 1952, ch. 950
- 66 Stat. 807
- Pub. L. 100–418, title IX, § 9101(b)(2)
- 102 Stat. 1568
- Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(11)
- 116 Stat. 1904
- Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(c)
- 125 Stat. 333
- Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, § 5
- 66 Stat. 5
- Pub. L. 112–29
- Pub. L. 107–273
- Pub. L. 100–418
- section 9101(d) of Pub. L. 100–418
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§ 185
Patent barred for filing without license
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ActJuly 19, 1952, ch. 950
Stat.66 Stat. 807
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–418, title IX, § 9101(b)(2)
Stat.102 Stat. 1568
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(11)
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