the United States Government

“ Subsec. (a) . Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 13202 (a) (1) (A) , substituted “third-party requester” for “person”.
Subsec. (c) . Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 13202 (a) (1) (B) , substituted “The” for “Unless the requesting person is the owner of the patent, the”.
Effective Date Chapter effective Nov. 29, 1999, and applicable to any patent issuing from an original application filed in the United States on or after that date, see section 1000 (a) (9) [title IV, Sec. 4608 (a) ] of Pub. ”

“ L. 106-113, set out as an Effective Date of 1999 Amendment note under section 41 of this title.
Report to Congress Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000 (a) (9) [title IV, subtitle F, Sec. 4606] , Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. ”