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title: "35 U.S.C. § 152"
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# 35 U.S.C. § 152 - Issue of patent to assignee
## Text
Patents may be granted to the assignee of the inventor of record in the Patent and Trademark Office, upon the application made and the specification sworn to by the inventor, except as otherwise provided in this title.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 804; Pub. L. 93596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision NotesBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 44 (R.S. 4895). Language is changed and the reference to reissue is omitted in view of the general provision in section 251.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1975—Pub. L. 93596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1975 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93596, set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.