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Code · U.S. Code · Title 35 - PATENTS · CHAPTER 17— SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY · § 187

§ 187. Nonapplicability to certain persons

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The prohibitions and penalties of this chapter shall not apply to any officer or agent of the United States acting within the scope of his authority, nor to any person acting upon his written instructions or permission.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 808.)
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Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 157 (Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, § 7, 66 Stat. 6).
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  • July 19, 1952, ch. 950
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  • Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, § 7
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§ 187
Nonapplicability to certain persons
ActJuly 19, 1952, ch. 950
Stat.66 Stat. 808
ActFeb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, § 7
Stat.66 Stat. 6
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