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903.01 Statutory Authority - 900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search
903.01 Statutory Authority
The statutory authority for establishing and maintaining a classification system is given in the following statute, which states:
35 U.S.C. 8 Classification of patents.
The Director may revise and maintain the classification by subject matter of United States letters patent, and such other patents and printed publications as may be necessary or practicable, for the purpose of determining with readiness and accuracy the novelty of inventions for which applications for patent are filed.
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