Yes 35 USC
Patents are covered by federal statutes. In the USA they are in Title 35 US Code. Each country has its own laws.
99,220, including utility patents, plant patents, design patents, and reissues.
The specific law varies from country to country. In the US, it is the Copyright Act 1976; in the UK, it is the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act 1988.
Patents are well-established concepts, tracing their history to the common law of Great Britain
The USPTO granted a total of 247,727 patents from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, including Reissue Patents, Plant Patents, Design Patents, and Utility Patents.
As of 2010, General Electric (GE) has 1,222 patents. Aside from this, they have filed 37, 268 patents in the US.
ALL US patents expire within a timeframe.
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The US Patent Office issued 99,200 total patents from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990, including 9 reissue patents, 6 plant patents, 194 design patents, and 98,991 utility patents.
U.S. patents are only effective in the United States, its territories, and its possessions
Kia Silverbrook. Silverbrook is listed as an inventor on 3123 issued US utility patents.
Marconi had 33 US patents and 6 UK patents, for developments in wireless telegraphy.