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title: "35 U.S.C. § 9"
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description: "Certified copies of records"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 35
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title_name: "PATENTS"
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chapter_number: "1"
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chapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS"
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section: "9"
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citation: "35 U.S.C. § 9"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 35 U.S.C. § 9 - Certified copies of records
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## Text
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The Director may furnish certified copies of specifications and drawings of patents issued by the Patent and Trademark Office, and of other records available either to the public or to the person applying therefor.
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(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 794, § 10; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; renumbered § 9 and amended Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4717(1), 4732(a)(10)(A)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–580, 1501A–582; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1906.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision NotesBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 14 (Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 541, § 1 (part), 26 Stat. 908, 940). Reference to other records is added. The fee for certification is omitted as it appears in the table of fees.
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 9 was renumbered section 8 of this title.
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Amendments2002—Pub. L. 107–273 made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)]. See 1999 Amendment note below. 1999—Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(a)(10)(A)], as amended by Pub. L. 107–273, substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”. Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4717(1)], renumbered section 10 of this title as this section. 1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 1999 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1975 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
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