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Patents - 35 USC Section 131

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01/19/04

Sec. 131. Examination of application


      The Director shall cause an examination to be made of the
    application and the alleged new invention; and if on such
    examination it appears that the applicant is entitled to a patent
    under the law, the Director shall issue a patent therefor.

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