35 USC § 9 - Certified copies of records

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title: "35 USC § 9 - Certified copies of records"
title_number: 35
title_name: "PATENTS"
section_number: "9"
section_name: "Certified copies of records"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE"
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last_updated: "2025-12-12"
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source_credit: "(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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# § 9. Certified copies of records

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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**Source Credit**: (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.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 14 ( (part), , 940).

Reference to other records is added. The fee for certification is omitted as it appears in the table of fees.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 9 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2002— made technical correction to directory language of . See 1999 Amendment note below.

1999—, as amended by , substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

, renumbered  as this section.

1975— substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 4 months after , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.