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N.D. Cent. Code, §§ 47-25.1-01 through 47-25.1-08 (IP/N/1/USA/42, IP/N/1/USA/U/38 - 04/06/2018)
12 Pa.C.S. § 5301 through 12 Pa.C.S. § 5308 (IP/N/1/USA/46, IP/N/1/USA/U/42 - 04/06/2018)
Alaska Stat. §§ 45.50.910 to 45.50.945 (IP/N/1/USA/9, IP/N/1/USA/U/5 - 01/06/2018)
Ariz. Rev. State. Ann.§§ 44-401 to 44-407 (IP/N/1/USA/10, IP/N/1/USA/U/6 - 01/06/2018)
D.C. Code §§ 36-401 through 36-410 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/16, IP/N/1/USA/U/12 - 01/06/2018)
Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-75-601 to 4-75-607 (IP/N/1/USA/11, IP/N/1/USA/U/7 - 01/06/2018)
Fla. Stat. §§ 688.001 to 688.009 (IP/N/1/USA/17, IP/N/1/USA/U/13 - 01/06/2018)
Cal. Civ. Code § 3426 to 3426.10 (IP/N/1/USA/12, IP/N/1/USA/U/8 - 01/06/2018)
Col. Rev. Stat. §§ 7-74-101 to 7-74-110 (IP/N/1/USA/13, IP/N/1/USA/U/9 - 01/06/2018)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 35-50 to 35-58 (IP/N/1/USA/14, IP/N/1/USA/U/10 - 01/06/2018)
6 Del. Cod. Ann. §§ 2001 to 2009 (IP/N/1/USA/15, IP/N/1/USA/U/11 - 01/06/2018)
HRS §§ 482B-1 through 482B-9 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/19, IP/N/1/USA/U/15 - 01/06/2018)
Idaho Code §§ 48-801 through 48-807 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/20, IP/N/1/USA/U/16 - 01/06/2018)
Burns Ind. Code Ann. §§ 24-2-3-1 through 24-2-3-8 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/22, IP/N/1/USA/U/18 - 01/06/2018)
Iowa Code §§ 550.1 through 550.8 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/23, IP/N/1/USA/U/19 - 01/06/2018)
O.C.G.A. §§ 10-1-760 through 10-1-767 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/18, IP/N/1/USA/U/14 - 01/06/2018)
765 ILCS 1065/1 through 765 ILCS 1065/9 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/21, IP/N/1/USA/U/17 - 01/06/2018)
K.S.A. §§ 60-3320 through 60-3330 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/24, IP/N/1/USA/U/20 - 01/06/2018)
KRS §§ 365.880 through 365.900 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/25, IP/N/1/USA/U/21 - 01/06/2018)
La. R.S. 51:1431-39 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/26, IP/N/1/USA/U/22 - 01/06/2018)
10 M.R.S. §§ 1541-1548 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/27, IP/N/1/USA/U/23 - 01/06/2018)
Md. COMMERCIAL LAW Code Ann. § 11-1201 through 11-1209 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/28, IP/N/1/USA/U/24 - 01/06/2018)
ALM GL ch. 93, §§ 42 and 42A (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/29, IP/N/1/USA/U/25 - 01/06/2018)
MCLS § 445.1901-1910 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/30, IP/N/1/USA/U/26 - 01/06/2018)
Minn. Stat. §§ 325C.01 through 325C.08 (2010) (IP/N/1/USA/31, IP/N/1/USA/U/27 - 01/06/2018)
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 75-26-1 through 75-26-19 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/32, IP/N/1/USA/U/28 - 01/06/2018)
§§ 417.450 through 417.467 R.S.Mo. (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/33, IP/N/1/USA/U/29 - 01/06/2018)
Mont. Code Anno., §§ 30-14-401 through 409 (2010) (IP/N/1/USA/34, IP/N/1/USA/U/30 - 01/06/2018)
R.R.S. Neb. § 87-501 through 507 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/35, IP/N/1/USA/U/31 - 01/06/2018)
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 600A.010 through 600A.100 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/36, IP/N/1/USA/U/32 - 01/06/2018)
RSA 350-B:1 through B:9 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/37, IP/N/1/USA/U/33 - 01/06/2018)
N.J. Stat. §§56:15-1 through 56:15-9 (2012) (IP/N/1/USA/38, IP/N/1/USA/U/34 - 01/06/2018)
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 57-3A-1 through A-7 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/39, IP/N/1/USA/U/35 - 01/06/2018)
§ 757. Liability For Disclosure Or Use Of Another's Trade Secret—General Principle (IP/N/1/USA/40, IP/N/1/USA/U/36 - 01/06/2018)
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 66-152 through 66-162 (2011) (IP/N/1/USA/41, IP/N/1/USA/U/37 - 01/06/2018)
Ohio Revised Code §§1333.61 through 1333.69 (IP/N/1/USA/43, IP/N/1/USA/U/39 - 01/06/2018)
78 Okl. St. § 85 through 78 Okl. St. §95 (IP/N/1/USA/44, IP/N/1/USA/U/40 - 01/06/2018)
Oregon Revised Statutes §§ 646.461 through 646.475 (IP/N/1/USA/45, IP/N/1/USA/U/41 - 01/06/2018)
10 L.P.R.A. § 4131 to 4141 (IP/N/1/USA/47, IP/N/1/USA/U/43 - 01/06/2018)
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 6-41-1 through 6-41-11 (IP/N/1/USA/48, IP/N/1/USA/U/44 - 01/06/2018)
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 39-8-10 through 39-8-130 (IP/N/1/USA/49, IP/N/1/USA/U/45 - 01/06/2018)
S.D. Codified Laws §§ 37-29-1 through 37-29-11 (IP/N/1/USA/50, IP/N/1/USA/U/46 - 01/06/2018)
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-25-1701 through 47-25-1709 (IP/N/1/USA/51, IP/N/1/USA/U/47 - 01/06/2018)
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.001 to 134A.008 (IP/N/1/USA/52, IP/N/1/USA/U/48 - 01/06/2018)
Utah Code Ann. §§ 13-24-1 through 13-24-9 (IP/N/1/USA/53, IP/N/1/USA/U/49 - 01/06/2018)
9 V.S.A. § 4601 through 9 V.S.A. § 4609 (IP/N/1/USA/54, IP/N/1/USA/U/50 - 01/06/2018)
11 V.I.C. § 1001 through 11 V.I.C. § 1010 (IP/N/1/USA/55, IP/N/1/USA/U/51 - 01/06/2018)
Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-336 through 59.1-343 (IP/N/1/USA/56, IP/N/1/USA/U/52 - 01/06/2018)
REV. CODE WASH. (ARCW) §§ 19.108.010 through 19.108.940 (IP/N/1/USA/57, IP/N/1/USA/U/53 - 01/06/2018)
W. Va. Code §§ 47-22-1 through 47-22-10 (IP/N/1/USA/58, IP/N/1/USA/U/54 - 01/06/2018)
Wis. Stat. § 134.90 (IP/N/1/USA/59, IP/N/1/USA/U/55 - 01/06/2018)
Wyo. Stat. §§ 40-24-101 through 40-24-110 (IP/N/1/USA/60, IP/N/1/USA/U/56 - 01/06/2018)
Ala. Code §§ 8-72-1 to 8.72-6 (IP/N/1/USA/8, IP/N/1/USA/U/4 - 03/05/2018)
Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (IP/N/1/USA/U/3, IP/N/1/USA/7 - 07/12/2016)
Economic Espionage Act, Title 18, Part I, Chapter 90 (IP/N/1/USA/U/2 - 06/10/1998)
Summary of State and Federal laws and regulations governing trade secret protection in the United States. (IP/N/1/USA/U/1 - 20/01/1996)
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (IP/N/1/USA/66, IP/N/1/USA/T/8 - 04/02/2022)
Plant Variety Protection Act (IP/N/1/USA/64, IP/N/1/USA/P/16 - 25/09/2020)
Plant Variety and Protection Regulations (IP/N/1/USA/65, IP/N/1/USA/P/17 - 25/09/2020)
Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act) (IP/N/1/USA/61, IP/N/1/USA/P/15 - 13/02/2019)
Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (IP/N/1/USA/62, IP/N/1/USA/C/7 - 13/02/2019)
Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (IP/N/1/USA/63, IP/N/1/USA/C/8 - 13/02/2019)
Consolidated Copyright Regulations (IP/N/1/USA/C/6 - 07/05/2013)
United States Code Title 35 (IP/N/1/USA/D/6, IP/N/1/USA/P/11 - 06/05/2013)
Appendix R – Patent Rules – Title 37 – Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (IP/N/1/USA/D/7, IP/N/1/USA/P/12 - 06/05/2013)
Act to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty (IP/N/1/USA/D/8, IP/N/1/USA/P/13 - 06/05/2013)
Changes to Implement Micro Entity Status for Paying Patent Fees (IP/N/1/USA/D/9, IP/N/1/USA/P/14 - 06/05/2013)
Act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution (IP/N/1/USA/T/7 - 06/05/2013)
Section 818 of the text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (IP/N/1/USA/E/3 - 24/08/2012)
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (IP/N/1/USA/C/4 - 17/08/2012)
Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (IP/N/1/USA/C/5 - 17/08/2012)
Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement (QPIDS) Pilot Program (IP/N/1/USA/D/3, IP/N/1/USA/P/7 - 17/08/2012)
Notice of Availability of Patent Fee Changes Under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (IP/N/1/USA/D/4, IP/N/1/USA/P/8 - 17/08/2012)
Regulation on the Establishment of a One-Year Retention Period for Patent-Related Papers That Have Been Scanned Into the Image File Wrapper System or the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (IP/N/1/USA/D/5, IP/N/1/USA/P/9 - 17/08/2012)
Regulation on the Disclosure of Information for Certain Intellectual Property Rights Enforced at the Border (IP/N/1/USA/E/2 - 17/08/2012)
Regulation on Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases (IP/N/1/USA/G/2, IP/N/1/USA/T/6 - 17/08/2012)
Regulation on the Fee for Filing a Patent Application Other Than by the Electronic Filing System (IP/N/1/USA/P/10 - 17/08/2012)
Appendix R – Patent Rules – Title 37 – Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (IP/N/1/USA/D/2, IP/N/1/USA/P/6 - 27/02/2012)
U.S. Trademark Law – Rules of Practice & Federal Statutes (IP/N/1/USA/T/4 - 27/02/2012)
U.S. Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments (IP/N/1/USA/T/5 - 27/02/2012)
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (IP/N/1/USA/P/5 - 21/10/2011)
Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 An Act to make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Lanham Act (otherwise known as the "Trademark Act of 1946") (IP/N/1/USA/T/3 - 08/06/2010)
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act 2008 (IP/N/1/USA/E/1 - 18/06/2009)
Title 15 of the United States Code, Trademark Law, as amended through 13 December 2003 (IP/N/1/USA/I/3 - 20/02/2004)
Title 17 of the United States Code, Copyright Law, as amended through 13 December 2003 (IP/N/1/USA/C/3, IP/N/1/USA/I/1 - 09/02/2004)
Title 35 of the United States Code, Patent Law, as amended through 13 December 2003 (IP/N/1/USA/I/2 - 09/02/2004)
Title 15, United States Code, Chapters 1, 2 and 88 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 28, United States Code, Part IV, Chapter 83 (§§1291, 1292, 1294, 1295); Chapter 85 (§1338); Chapter 87 (§§1391, 1400); Chapter 91 (§1498); Chapter 113 (§1694); Chapter 123 (§1928). Appendix to Title 28, United States Code, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Forms 16 and 17. (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 15, United States Code, Chapter 22, Subchapter III, §§1124-1125 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 17, United States Code, Chapter 6, §§601-603 and Chapter 9, §§905, 910 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 113, §§2318 2320 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 19, United States Code, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Part II, §1337; Subtitle III, §§1499, 1526; Part V, §§1595a, 1623 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 133, 177 and 210 (IP/N/1/USA/1 - 21/01/1997)
Title 17, United States Code, §§901-914 (IP/N/1/USA/L/1 - 20/01/1997)
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Subchapter C and Chapter II, Subchapter A, Part 211 (IP/N/1/USA/L/2 - 20/01/1997)
Title 7, United States Code, Chapter 57, §2321 et seq (IP/N/1/USA/P/3 - 20/01/1997)
Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle B, Subchapter E, Part 97 - Plant Variety and Protection Scope (IP/N/1/USA/P/4 - 20/01/1997)
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Subchapter A, Parts 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15 and 15a and Subchapter B as well as Chapters IV and V (IP/N/1/USA/P/2 - 15/07/1996)
Title 35, United States Code, Parts I to IV (IP/N/1/USA/P/1 - 12/06/1996)
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Parts 2 and 6 (IP/N/1/USA/T/2 - 12/06/1996)
Title 35, United States Code, §§171-173 and §289 (IP/N/1/USA/D/1 - 07/06/1996)
Title 15, United States Code, §§1051-1127 (IP/N/1/USA/T/1 - 07/06/1996)
Title 15, United States Code, §§45(a), 1052(a) and 1125(a) (IP/N/1/USA/G/1 - 06/06/1996)
Title 27, United States Code, §§205(e)-(f) (IP/N/1/USA/G/1 - 06/06/1996)
Title 17, United States Code (IP/N/1/USA/C/1 - 25/03/1996)
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter II (IP/N/1/USA/C/2 - 25/03/1996)
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