Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Rule of Construction
Puspan. L. 117–245, § 2(span), Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2344, provided that:
“Nothing in this section [enacting this section], or the amendments made by this section, may be construed as affecting any action taken by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022] with respect to the administration of the Patents for Humanity Program established in the notice entitled ‘Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program’, published at 77 Fed. Reg. 6544 (February 8, 2012).”