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 96 STAT. 816

PUBLIC LAW 97-256—SEPT. 8, 1982 Public Law 97-256 97th Congress An Act

Sept. 8, 1982 [H.R. 3345] Patent and trademark laws and Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, amendments.

To make technical and conforming changes in the patent and trademark laws and in the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—CHANGES IN THE PATENT AND TRADEMARK LAWS SEC. 101. Title 35 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in the first sentence of section 41(a) by striking out "of Patents"; (2)(A) in the first sentence of section 41(b) by striking out "the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after one calendar year after enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1982"; (B) in the second sentence of section 41(b) by striking out "the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after one calendar year after enactment" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1982"; (3) in the first sentence of section 41(c) by striking out "the fifteenth fiscal year following the date of enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1996"; (4) in the first sentence of section 41(d) by striking out "the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after one calendar year after enactment" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1982"; (5) by redesignating chapter 38 as chapter 18 and transferring that chapter from the end of part IV to the end of part II; (6) in the analysis of part II by inserting the following item after item 17: "18. Patent Rights in Inventions Made with Federal Assistance

200";

and (7) in the analysis of part III by inserting the following item after item 29: "30. Prior Art Citations to Office and Rexamination of Patents

301".

SEC. 102. Subsection (b) of section 6 of Public Law 96-517 (94 Stat. 3027) and the amendment made by it are repealed. SEC. 103. The first sentence of section 31(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1113(a)) is amended by striking out "of Patents". TITLE II—CHANGES IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ACT 42 USC 1997b.

SEC. 201. (a) That portion of section 4(a) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act which precedes paragraph (1) thereof is amended by striking out "section 2" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 3".

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