Patent Act of 1952

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The Patent Act of 1952 clarified and simplified existing U.S. patent law. It also effected substantive changes, including the codification of the requirement for non-obviousness^[1][2] and the judicial doctrine of contributory infringement.^[3] As amended, it is codified in Title 35 of the United States Code.