35 USC § 157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287]
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identifier: "/us/usc/t35/s157"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "35 USC § 157 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287]"
title_number: 35
title_name: "PATENTS"
section_number: "157"
section_name: "Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287]"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "ISSUE OF PATENT"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-12-12"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
status: "repealed"
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# [§ 157. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–29, § 3(e)(1), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 287]
Section, added , , ; amended , , , 1501A–582, 1501A–583; , , ; , , , related to statutory invention registration.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective upon the expiration of the 18-month period beginning on , and applicable to any request for a statutory invention registration filed on or after that effective date, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2011 Amendment note under .