Pub. L. 94-131, tit. IV, ch. 37, sec. 4

Sec. 4. Section 42 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§42. Payment of patent fees; return of excess amounts “All patent fees shall be paid to the Commissioner who, except as provided in sections 361(b) and 376(b) of this title, shall deposit the same in the Treasury of the United States in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury directs, and the Commissioner may refund any sum paid by mistake or in excess of the fee required by law.”.