{"data":{"id":"us/35-u.s.c.-7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"35 U.S.C. § 7","heading":"Library","body":"The Director shall maintain a library of scientific and other works and periodicals, both foreign and domestic, in the Patent and Trademark Office to aid the officers in the discharge of their duties.","path":["Title 35—PATENTS","CHAPTER 1—ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS"],"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":"d15b6cf7f4925c7b422801072186069af1d7fd20190831ffba25bee62e76e4c1","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/35-u.s.c.-6","next":"us/35-u.s.c.-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}