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 PUBLIC LAW 98-622—NOV. 8, 1984

98 STAT. 3383

Public Law 98-622 98th Congress An Act To amend title 35, United States Code, to increase the effectiveness of the patent laws, and for other purposes.

Nov. 8, 1984 [H.R. 6286]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Patent Law

SHORT TITLE

Amendments sk'usJfnote.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Patent Law Amendments Act of 1984". SECTION

TITLE I—PATENT IMPROVEMENT PROVISIONS USE OF PATENTED INVENTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 101. (a) Section 271 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(f)(1) Whoever without authority supplies or causes to be supplied in or from the United States all or a substantial portion of the components of a patented invention, where such components are uncombined in whole or in part, in such manner as to actively induce the combination of such components outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States, shall be liable as an infringer. "(2) Whoever without authority supplies or causes to be supplied in or from the United States any component of a patented invention that is especially made or especially adapted for use in the invention and not a staple article or commodity of commerce suitable for substantial noninfringing use, where such component is uncombined in whole or in part, knowing that such component is so made or adapted and intending that such component will be combined outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States, shall be liable as an infringer.".

Ante, p. 1603.

STATUTORY INVENTION REGISTRATION

SEC. 102. (a) Chapter 14 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§ 157. Statutory invention registration "(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Commissioner is authorized to publish a statutory invention registration containing the specification and drawings of a regularly filed application for a patent without examination if the applicant— "(1) meets the requirements of section 112 of this title; "(2) has complied with the requirements for printing, as set forth in regulations of the Commissioner;

35 USC 157.

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