{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-151","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 151","heading":"Issue of patent","body":"(a) In General.—If it appears that an applicant is entitled to a patent under the law, a written notice of allowance of the application shall be given or mailed to the applicant. The notice shall specify a sum, constituting the issue fee and any required publication fee, which shall be paid within 3 months thereafter. (b) Effect of Payment.—Upon payment of this sum the patent may issue, but if payment is not timely made, the application shall be regarded as abandoned.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 14—ISSUE OF PATENT"],"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":"4b0fd7ff43e8476137bd315f7a27e2bf40be5cb09af27546bcd0ae909d6d08cb","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-146","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}