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43 U.S.C. § 2506

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Limitations of suits to annul patents
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/us/usc/t43/s2506
Title
43 — Public Lands
Chapter
CH43
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Suits by the United States to vacate and annul any patent shall only be brought within six years after the date of the issuance of such patents. (Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 559, 26 Stat. 1093; Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 8, 26 Stat. 1099.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1166 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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