{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-131","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 131","heading":"Examination of application","body":"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.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 12—EXAMINATION OF APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc35@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:18Z","sha256":"56c336cd058a6f4a8774be9b059e8ca9cd50b4e2439f18e5023f010f648c2ec6","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-123","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-132"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}