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Code · U.S. Code · Title 35 - PATENTS · CHAPTER 2— PROCEEDINGS IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE · § 26

§ 26. Effect of defective execution

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Any document to be filed in the Patent and Trademark Office and which is required by any law, rule, or other regulation to be executed in a specified manner may be provisionally accepted by the Director despite a defective execution, provided a properly executed document is submitted within such time as may be prescribed.
(Added Pub. L. 88–292, § 1, Mar. 26, 1964, 78 Stat. 171; amended Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)
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  • Pub. L. 88–292, § 1
  • 78 Stat. 171
  • Pub. L. 93–596, § 1
  • 88 Stat. 1949
  • Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]
  • 113 Stat. 1536
  • Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B)
  • 116 Stat. 1906
  • Pub. L. 107–273
  • Pub. L. 106–113
  • Pub. L. 93–596
  • section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596
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§ 26
Effect of defective execution
Pub. L.Pub. L. 88–292, § 1
Stat.78 Stat. 171
Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–596, § 1
Stat.88 Stat. 1949
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]
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