35 U.S.C. § 22

Printing of papers filed

The Director may require papers filed in the Patent and Trademark Office to be printed, typewritten, or on an electronic medium.

( July 19, 1952, ch. 950 , 66 Stat. 795 ; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1 , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1949 ; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, §§ 4732(a)(10)(A), 4804(a)] , Nov. 29, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A–582, 1501A–589; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13206(b)(1)(B) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1906 .)