POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION
TITLE 35, UNITED STATES CODE

BACKGROUND

The bill revises and restates certain laws relating to trademarks and other intellectual property and enacts those provisions as subtitles III and IV of title 35, United States Code, and redesignates that title as "Patents, Trademarks, and Other Intellectual Property".

The bill was prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as part of its ongoing responsibility under section 205(c) of House Resolution No. 988, 93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93-544 (2 U.S.C. 285b), to prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, one title at a time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

MAJOR ACTIONS & STATUS

The bill has been submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives for introduction.

RELATED LINKS

(1) Draft Bill

(2) Explanation

QUESTIONS & COMMENTS

Questions and comments about the draft bill and the title 35 codification project should be directed to:

     Kenneth I. Paretzky, Senior Counsel
     Office of the Law Revision Counsel
     U.S. House of Representatives
     Washington, D.C. 20515

     Email: Ken Paretzky
     Telephone: (202) 226-9061