# 35 U.S.C. § 210: Precedence of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** 35 U.S.C. § 210
- **Heading:** Precedence of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 35—PATENTS > PART II—PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS > CHAPTER 18—PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

## Text

section 10(a) of the Act of June 29, 1935 , as added by title I of the Act of August 14, 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 427i(a) ; 60 Stat. 1085 );  1 1
See References in Text note below.

(Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a) , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3026 ; amended Pub. L. 98–620, title V, § 501(13) , Nov. 8, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3367 ; Pub. L. 99–502, § 9(c) , Oct. 20, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1796 ; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(j) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1375 ; Pub. L. 104–113, § 7 , Mar. 7, 1996 , 110 Stat. 779 ; Pub. L. 105–393, title II, § 220(c)(2) , Nov. 13, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3625 ; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(16) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1905 ; Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(a)(2) , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 934 ; Pub. L. 111–314, § 4(c) , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3440 ; Pub. L. 112–29, § 20(j) , Sept. 16, 2011 , 125 Stat. 335 .)

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